Updating French formulas for operating speeds on horizontal curves of rural two-lane highways

Advances in Transportation Studies

Volumn , Issue 18, 2009, Pages 85-96

  Louah, G ^a   Menacer, O ^b   Dupre G ^c   Violette, E ^c  

^a CETE de l'Ouest   (France)

^b SETRA   (France)

^c CETE Normandie Centre   (France)

Author keywords

Driving simulator; Road safety; Signing; Work zone

Indexed keywords

DRIVING SIMULATOR; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; HORIZONTAL CURVES; ROAD SAFETY; SIGNING; SPEED DISTRIBUTIONS; SPEED MEASUREMENT; WORK ZONES;

CURVES (ROAD); HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 84887588336     PISSN: 18245463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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