Author: Douglas W. HarwoodPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309099277
Category : Automobile driving
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
Passing Sight Distance Criteria
Author: Douglas W. HarwoodPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309099277
Category : Automobile driving
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
The Handbook of Road Safety Measures
Author: Rune ElvikPublisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1848552505
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.
A Simulation Study of Traffic Flow Phenomena on Two-lane, Two-way Highways
Author: William Anthony StockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Traffic flow
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Highway Safety Literature
Author: 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.
Traffic Engineering Handbook
Author: ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers)Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118762282
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Get a complete look into modern traffic engineering solutions Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is a newly revised text that builds upon the reputation as the go-to source of essential traffic engineering solutions that this book has maintained for the past 70 years. The updated content reflects changes in key industry standards, and shines a spotlight on the needs of all users, the design of context-sensitive roadways, and the development of more sustainable transportation solutions. Additionally, this resource features a new organizational structure that promotes a more functionally-driven, multimodal approach to planning, designing, and implementing transportation solutions. A branch of civil engineering, traffic engineering concerns the safe and efficient movement of people and goods along roadways. Traffic flow, road geometry, sidewalks, crosswalks, cycle facilities, shared lane markings, traffic signs, traffic lights, and more—all of these elements must be considered when designing public and private sector transportation solutions. Explore the fundamental concepts of traffic engineering as they relate to operation, design, and management Access updated content that reflects changes in key industry-leading resources, such as the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), AASSHTO Policy on Geometric Design, Highway Safety Manual (HSM), and Americans with Disabilities Act Understand the current state of the traffic engineering field Leverage revised information that homes in on the key topics most relevant to traffic engineering in today's world, such as context-sensitive roadways and sustainable transportation solutions Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is an essential text for public and private sector transportation practitioners, transportation decision makers, public officials, and even upper-level undergraduate and graduate students who are studying transportation engineering.
Report
Author: Driver and Vehicle Simulation, Human Performance, and Information Systems for Highways; Railroad Safety; and Visualization in Transportation
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
Author: Study Designs for Passing Sight Distance Requirements
Author: Warren Edward HughesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile driving
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This report documents the results of an examination of the passing sight distance standards in A Policy. on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the current sight distance requirements for marking passing and no-passing zones cited in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Relevant findings in the available literature are summarized. The current AASHTO design standards and MUTCD marking standards related to passing sight distance on two-lane highways are described. Issues related to the current standards and practices are identified and discussed. This includes the results of a meeting of knowledgeable authorities. Finally, three experimental plans that address three selected, critical issues are presented. These include (i) an accident-based analysis of current practices, (2) a field-based observational study of passing behavior to determine the adequacy of the current standards, and (3) a field-based observational study of passing behavior to determine if the minimum passing zone length of 400 ft (122 m) implied in the MUTCD is inadequate and to determine what the minimum, passing zone length should be. These three plans may serve as a basis for future research.