Travel time evaluation of a U-turn facility: Comparison with a conventional signalized intersection

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2223, 2011, Pages 26-33

  Pirdavani, Ali ^a   Brijs, Tom ^a   Bellemans, Tom ^a   Wets, Geert ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INTERSECTIONS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

DELAY TIME; HIGH VOLUMES; INTERSECTION DELAYS; INTERSECTION DESIGN; LEFT TURN MOVEMENTS; LEFT TURNS; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; TRAFFIC PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC VOLUMES; TRAVEL-TIME;

TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 80052952243     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2223-04     Document Type: Article

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