Effect of truck lane restrictions on four-lane freeways in mountainous areas

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2078, 2008, Pages 135-142

  Fontaine, Michael D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CLIMBING LANES; CRASH DATA; EFFECT OF TRUCKS; FOUR-LANE FREEWAYS; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; OPERATIONAL DATA; OPERATIONAL EVALUATION; SAFETY EVALUATIONS; SPEED LIMIT; VIRGINIA;

TRUCKS;

EID: 61349135448     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2078-18     Document Type: Article

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