Development of an algorithm for using weather-dependent dynamic speed limits to enhance safety

15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and ITS America Annual Meeting 2008

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 2100-2109

  Jonkers, Eline ^a   Klunder, Gerdien ^a   Van Der Horst, Richard ^a   De Rooy, Robin ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dynamic speed limits; Rain; Traffic safety; Weather; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC SPEED; NETHERLANDS; SPEED LIMIT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WEATHER;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALGORITHMS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; RAIN; RESEARCH; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

SPEED;

EID: 84879011986     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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