Safety evaluation of truck lane restriction strategies using microsimulation modeling

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2099, 2009, Pages 123-131

  El Tantawy, Samah ^a   Djavadian, Shadi ^a   Roorda, Matthew J ^a   Abdulhai, Baher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; MERGING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

GOOD AND SERVICES; LANE CHANGING; MICROSIMULATION MODELING; NORTH AMERICAN; REAR-END CONFLICT; SAFETY CONCERNS; SAFETY EVALUATIONS; SAFETY MEASURES; TRUCK TRAFFIC; TWO-LANE;

TRUCKS;

EID: 76549109159     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2099-14     Document Type: Article

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