Operating speed-profile prediction model for two-lane rural roads in the Italian context

Advances in Transportation Studies

Volumn , Issue 14, 2008, Pages 57-68

  Marchionna, A ^a   Perco, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acceleration rate; Deceleration rate; Design consistency; Operating speed; Speed profile; Two lane rural roads

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION RATES; DECELERATION RATE; DESIGN CONSISTENCY; OPERATING SPEED; SPEED-PROFILE; TWO-LANE;

CURVES (ROAD); RURAL ROADS;

SPEED;

EID: 61349126379     PISSN: 18245463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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