Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Benefits and design/location criteria for passing lanes
Author: Benefits and Design/location Criteria for Passing Lanes
Author: Ingrid B. PottsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The objectives of this study are to demonstrate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of using passing lanes in Missouri, to evaluate the level of service and safety effects of existing passing lanes in Missouri, to establish criteria for determining where passing lanes could improve level of service and safety on Missouri highways, and to develop recommendations for the design, signing, and marking of passing lanes for potential application in Missouri. This report addresses the traffic operational and safety effectiveness of passing lanes as well as the geometric design and effective signing and marking of passing lanes. An evaluation of three existing passing lane sites on Missouri National Highway System (NHS) routes found that those passing lanes improve percent time spent following on those roads by 10 to 31% in comparison to a conventional two-lane highway without passing lanes. A safety evaluation found that the accident frequency per mi per year within passing lane sections on two-lane highways is 12 to 24% lower than for conventional two-lane highway sections. Criteria to determine where passing lanes could provide level of service and safety benefits on Missouri highways are presented. Case studies of locations on five Missouri NHS routes examined the potential traffic operational and safety effectiveness of alternative passing lane configurations.
Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems
Author: John L. CampbellPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309154693
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
NCHRP report 600 explores human factors principles and findings for consideration by highway designers and traffic engineers. The report is designed to help the nonexpert in human factors to consider more effectively the roadway user's capabilities and limitations in the design and operation of highway facilities.
Geometric Design of Roads Handbook
Author: Keith WolhuterPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482288729
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Explore the Art and Science of Geometric DesignThe Geometric Design of Roads Handbook covers the design of the visible elements of the road-its horizontal and vertical alignments, the cross-section, intersections, and interchanges. Good practice allows the smooth and safe flow of traffic as well as easy maintenance. Geometric design is covered in d
Route 34 Corridor from the U.S. Routes 60/21 Intersection in Carter County to the Routes 34/72 Intersection in Cape Girardeau County, Carter, Reynolds, Wayne, Bollinger, and Cape Girardeau Counties
Author: The Handbook of Road Safety Measures
Author: Rune ElvikPublisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1848552513
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1137
Book Description
Contains summaries of the knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. This title covers various areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments. It also covers topics such as post-accident care, and speed cameras.
Report
Author: Design Guidelines for Passing Lanes on Two-lane Roadways (Super 2)
Author: Mark D. WooldridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Low-volume roads
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
A Policy on Design Standards--interstate System
Author: Publisher: Aashto
ISBN:
Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Cost-effectiveness of Passing Lanes
Author: Ata M. KhanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climbing lanes
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Program PCL is an interactive, screen-oriented, menu-driven, PC-based software package for the analysis of the effect of adding passing or climbing lanes to selected locations along two-lane rural highways. The main analysis functions choose the start and end locations of a climbing lane based on the speed differential of a heavily loaded truck; predicts the effects on level of service and average speed of adding a passing or climbing lane; and performs a cost effectiveness analysis based on reduction of delay and reduction in accidents. This programmer's manual provides a general overview of program logic and extensive documentation of the internal workings of some portions of the PCL program, including the utility module and application details.