Downstream effects of speed photo-radar enforcement and other speed reduction treatments on work zones

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2107, 2009, Pages 24-33

  Medina, Juan C ^a   Benekohal, Rahim F ^a   Hajbabaie, Ali ^a   Wang, Ming Heng ^b   Chitturi, Madhav V ^c  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b University of Kansas   (United States)

^c Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIGHT TRAILERS; OFF ROAD VEHICLES; TRUCKS;

DATA SET; DOWN-STREAM; DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS; PHOTO RADAR; REDUCTION TREATMENT; SPATIAL EFFECT; SPEED FEEDBACK; SPEED REDUCTION; TRAFFIC STREAMS; WORK ZONES;

SPEED;

EID: 76249112826     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2107-03     Document Type: Article

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