Examining the influence of speed limits for multilane highways with curbs and gutters

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Dong, Chunjiao ^a   Richards, Stephen H ^a   Yang, Qiang ^b   Jiang, Ximiao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

^c Federal Highway Administration Virginia Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Curb and gutter; Driving simulator; Multilane highways; Speed limit; ZINB model

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CURBS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; HIGHWAY MARKINGS; ROOFS;

CURRENT PRACTICES; DRIVING SIMULATOR; HUMAN FACTOR STUDIES; MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY; SPEED LIMIT; TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS; TWO-LANE ROADWAYS; UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE;

SPEED;

MODELING; ROAD; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 84929152900     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000701     Document Type: Article

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