The effect of variable message and speed limit signs on mean speeds and speed deviations

International Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 69-87

  Ulfarsson, Gudmundur F ^a   Shankar, Venkataraman N ^b   Vu, Patrick ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

^c Rhode Island Department of Transportation   (United States)

Author keywords

compensatory behaviour; endogeneity; intelligent transportation systems; mean speed; self selection; speed deviation; three stage least squares; variable message signs; variable speed limits

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956851557     PISSN: 14710242     EISSN: 17418208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvics.2005.007586     Document Type: Article

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