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Investigation of Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Data

CITE Title : Investigation of Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Data Creator(s) : Brewer, Marcus A.;Stibbe, Jayson; Corporate Creator(s) : Texas A&M Transportation Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC);United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program; Published Date : 2019-03-01 URL : /view/dot/62499 "Investigation of Design Speed" (2019). "Investigation of Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Data" (2019) "Investigation of Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Data" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Brewer, Marcus A. ;

Stibbe, Jayson

2019-03-01

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Freeway ramp design guidance has existed in the United States for many decades, coinciding with the advent of the nation’s freeway network and the I...
Safety and Operational Impacts of Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Montana [Final Report]

CITE Title : Safety and Operational Impacts of Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Montana [Final Report] Creator(s) : Gates, Timothy J.;Savolainen, Peter T.;Russo, Brendan J.;Hamzeie, Raha;Kay, Jonathan J.;Frazier, Sterling;Finkelman, Jacob; Corporate Creator(s) : Iowa State University;Wayne State University; Corporate Contributor(s) : Montana. Dept. of Transportation. Research Programs;United States. Federal Highway Administration; Published Date : 2016-07-01 Report Number : FHWA-MT-16-006/8224-001 DOI : https://doi.org/10.21949/1518269 "Safety and Operational Impacts" (2016). https://doi.org/10.21949/1518269 "Safety and Operational Impacts of Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Montana [Final Report]" (2016), https://doi.org/10.21949/1518269 "Safety and Operational Impacts of Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Montana [Final Report]" , 2016, https://doi.org/10.21949/1518269 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gates, Timothy J. ;

Savolainen, Peter T.

2016-07-01

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Speed limit policies can be broadly classified into two categories. Uniform speed limit policies establish the same maximum limit for all vehicles, wh...
Traffic load spectra development for the 2002 AASHTO pavement design guide

CITE Title : Traffic load spectra development for the 2002 AASHTO pavement design guide Creator(s) : M. Shane Buchanan Corporate Creator(s) : Mississippi Transportation Research Center;Mississippi State University. Dept. of Civil Engineering; Corporate Contributor(s) : Mississippi. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division;United States. Federal Highway Administration; Published Date : 2004-12-30 Report Number : FHWA/MS-DOT-RD-04-165 URL : /view/dot/35973 "Traffic load spectra development" (2004). "Traffic load spectra development for the 2002 AASHTO pavement design guide" (2004) "Traffic load spectra development for the 2002 AASHTO pavement design guide" , 2004 Export RIS Citation Information.

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M. Shane Buchanan

2004-12-30

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Accurate knowledge of traffic volumes and loading is essential to structural pavement design and performance. Underestimation of design traffic can re...
Determination of Freeway Acceleration Lane Length for Smooth and Safe Truck Merging

CITE Title : Determination of Freeway Acceleration Lane Length for Smooth and Safe Truck Merging Creator(s) : Qi, Yi;Zhao, Qun;Liu, Shaojie;Qu, Wenrui;Li, Juan; Corporate Creator(s) : University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program Published Date : 2019-09-01 URL : /view/dot/61500 "Determination of Freeway Acceleration" (2019). "Determination of Freeway Acceleration Lane Length for Smooth and Safe Truck Merging" (2019) "Determination of Freeway Acceleration Lane Length for Smooth and Safe Truck Merging" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Qi, Yi ;

Zhao, Qun

2019-09-01

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Freeway entrance ramp has intensive vehicle merging activities that lead to delay and potentially high risk of collision between merging and freeway v...
Signaling System and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Upgrade to Transit Test Track at the Transportation Technology Center

CITE Title : Signaling System and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Upgrade to Transit Test Track at the Transportation Technology Center Creator(s) : Gacnik, Jill;Sheehan, Ryan;Gage, Scott; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; Contributor(s) : Orcutt, Richard Published Date : 2017-09-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-17/16 URL : /view/dot/37428 "Signaling System and Advanced" (2017). "Signaling System and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Upgrade to Transit Test Track at the Transportation Technology Center" (2017) "Signaling System and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Upgrade to Transit Test Track at the Transportation Technology Center" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gacnik, Jill ;

Sheehan, Ryan

2017-09-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) have upgraded the Positive Train Control (PTC) Test Be...
Re-Evaluation of Ramp Design Speed Criteria: Review of Practice and Data Collection Plan

CITE Title : Re-Evaluation of Ramp Design Speed Criteria: Review of Practice and Data Collection Plan Creator(s) : Hunter, Michael;Machemehl, Randy B.; Corporate Creator(s) : University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research Corporate Contributor(s) : Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Transfer Section Published Date : 1997-04-01 Report Number : FHWA/TX-98/1732-1 URL : /view/dot/38587 "Re-Evaluation of Ramp Design" (1997). "Re-Evaluation of Ramp Design Speed Criteria: Review of Practice and Data Collection Plan" (1997) "Re-Evaluation of Ramp Design Speed Criteria: Review of Practice and Data Collection Plan" , 1997 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Hunter, Michael ;

Machemehl, Randy B.

1997-04-01

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Freeway ramp design speed criteria contained in current American Association of Highway and Transportation Official (AASHTO) and Texas Department of T...
Safety and Operational Impacts of Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Montana [Project Summary]

CITE Title : Safety and Operational Impacts of Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Montana [Project Summary] Creator(s) : Gates, Timothy J.;Savolainen, Peter T.;Russo, Brendan J.;Hamzeie, Raha;Kay, Jonathan J.;Frazier, Sterling;Finkelman, Jacob; Corporate Creator(s) : Iowa State University;Wayne State University; Corporate Contributor(s) : Montana. Dept. of Transportation. Research Programs;United States. Federal Highway Administration; Published Date : 2016-07-01 Report Number : FHWA/MT-16-006/824-001 URL : /view/dot/31483 "Safety and Operational Impacts" (2016). "Safety and Operational Impacts of Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Montana [Project Summary]" (2016) "Safety and Operational Impacts of Differential Speed Limits on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Montana [Project Summary]" , 2016 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gates, Timothy J. ;

Savolainen, Peter T.

2016-07-01

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Speed limit policies can be broadly classified into two categories. Uniform speed limit policies establish the same maximum limit for all vehicles, wh...
Investigation of Utah Highway Speed-Limit Compliance Rates and Evaluation of Speed-Limit Design in Towns along Highways

CITE Title : Investigation of Utah Highway Speed-Limit Compliance Rates and Evaluation of Speed-Limit Design in Towns along Highways Creator(s) : Zhang, Zhao;Yang, Xianfeng (Terry);Liu, Cathy Yang;Yuan, Yun; Corporate Creator(s) : University of Utah. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Corporate Contributor(s) : Utah. Dept. of Transportation Published Date : 2019-06-01 Report Number : UT-19.26 URL : /view/dot/53946 "Investigation of Utah Highway" (2019). "Investigation of Utah Highway Speed-Limit Compliance Rates and Evaluation of Speed-Limit Design in Towns along Highways" (2019) "Investigation of Utah Highway Speed-Limit Compliance Rates and Evaluation of Speed-Limit Design in Towns along Highways" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Zhang, Zhao ;

Yang, Xianfeng (Terry)

2019-06-01

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In Utah, 14,546 speed-related crashes occurred in rural areas from 2010. 47.4% of them were crashes with injuries. 239 crashes resulted in fatalities ...
Analysis of inconsistencies related to design speed, operating speed, and speed limits.

CITE Title : Analysis of inconsistencies related to design speed, operating speed, and speed limits. Creator(s) : Stamatiadis, Nikiforos;Gong, Huafeng; Corporate Creator(s) : University of Kentucky Transportation Center Corporate Contributor(s) : Kentucky. Transportation Cabinet;United States. Federal Highway Administration; Published Date : 2004-02-01 Report Number : KTC-06-12/SPR286-05-1F URL : /view/dot/21648 "Analysis of inconsistencies related" (2004). "Analysis of inconsistencies related to design speed, operating speed, and speed limits." (2004) "Analysis of inconsistencies related to design speed, operating speed, and speed limits." , 2004 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Stamatiadis, Nikiforos ;

Gong, Huafeng

2004-02-01

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The objective of this research was to examine the relationship among design speeds, operating speeds and speed limits and address safety and operation...
Development of an improved method for determining advisory speeds on horizontal curves.

CITE Title : Development of an improved method for determining advisory speeds on horizontal curves. Creator(s) : Green, Eric R.;Agent, Kenneth R.;Lammers, Erin; Corporate Creator(s) : University of Kentucky Transportation Center Corporate Contributor(s) : Kentucky. Transportation Cabinet Published Date : 2016-07-01 Report Number : KTC-16-14/SPR15-507-1F URL : /view/dot/31954 "Development of an improved" (2016). "Development of an improved method for determining advisory speeds on horizontal curves." (2016) "Development of an improved method for determining advisory speeds on horizontal curves." , 2016 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Green, Eric R. ;

Agent, Kenneth R.

2016-07-01

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Horizontal curves are an integral part of the highway alignment. However, a disproportionately high number of severecrashes occur on them. One method ...
Speed Harmonization—Design Speed vs. Operating Speed.

CITE Title : Speed Harmonization—Design Speed vs. Operating Speed. Creator(s) : Ouyang, Yanfeng;Jiang, Zhoutong;Jadaan, Khair; Corporate Creator(s) : Illinois Center for Transportation Corporate Contributor(s) : Illinois. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research;United States. Federal Highway Administration;United States. Department of Transportation; Published Date : 2016-10-01 Report Number : Research Report No. FHWA-ICT-16-019 URL : /view/dot/31546 "Speed Harmonization—Design Speed vs." (2016). "Speed Harmonization—Design Speed vs. Operating Speed." (2016) "Speed Harmonization—Design Speed vs. Operating Speed." , 2016 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Ouyang, Yanfeng ;

Jiang, Zhoutong

2016-10-01

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When the actual operating speed on the roads exceeds the design speed, which is common on rural highways, the roadway design may become problematic fr...
Comparison of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps

CITE Title : Comparison of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps Creator(s) : Brewer, Marcus A.;Stibbe, Jayson; Corporate Creator(s) : Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC);Texas A&M Transportation Institute; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology;United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program;Texas. Dept. of Transportation; Published Date : 2020-08-01 Report Number : TTI-01-03 URL : /view/dot/55681 "Comparison of SHRP 2" (2020). "Comparison of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps" (2020) "Comparison of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps" , 2020 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Brewer, Marcus A. ;

Stibbe, Jayson

2020-08-01

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Shared autonomous vehicle (SAV) systems, in which autonomous vehicles (AVs) are owned by transportation network companies that offer Mobility as a Ser...
Comparison of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps [supporting datasets]

CITE Title : Comparison of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps [supporting datasets] Creator(s) : Brewer, Marcus A.;Stibbe, Jayson; Corporate Creator(s) : Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC);Texas A&M Transportation Institute; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology;United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program;Texas. Dept. of Transportation; Published Date : 2020-08-01 Report Number : TTI-01-03 DOI : https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/K11ULD "Comparison of SHRP 2" (2020). https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/K11ULD "Comparison of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps [supporting datasets]" (2020), https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/K11ULD "Comparison of SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps [supporting datasets]" , 2020, https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/K11ULD Export RIS Citation Information.

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Brewer, Marcus A. ;

Stibbe, Jayson

2020-08-01

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Project Description: Comparison of SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Data to Geometric Design Speed Characteristics on Freeway Ramps” was a study sponsored...
Reevaluation of Ramp Design Speed Criteria: Review of Practice and Data Collection Plan

CITE Title : Reevaluation of Ramp Design Speed Criteria: Review of Practice and Data Collection Plan Creator(s) : Hunter, Michael;Machemehl, Randy B.;Tsyganov, Alexi; Corporate Creator(s) : University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research;Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Transfer Office; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Highway Administration Published Date : 1999-12-01 Report Number : FHWA/TX-98/1732-1 URL : /view/dot/42167 "Reevaluation of Ramp Design" (1999). "Reevaluation of Ramp Design Speed Criteria: Review of Practice and Data Collection Plan" (1999) "Reevaluation of Ramp Design Speed Criteria: Review of Practice and Data Collection Plan" , 1999 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Hunter, Michael ;

Machemehl, Randy B.

1999-12-01

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Current freeway entry ramp design speed criteria were evaluated through observations of twenty ramps in four Texas cities. Field observations of ramp ...
Exploration of the SHRP2 naturalistic driving study data to identify factors related to the selection of freeway ramp design speed.

CITE Title : Exploration of the SHRP2 naturalistic driving study data to identify factors related to the selection of freeway ramp design speed. Creator(s) : Brewer, Marcus A.;Barkwell, Shannon; Corporate Creator(s) : Texas A&M Transportation Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS Center);United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program; Published Date : 2017-03-01 Report Number : ATLAS-2017-18 URL : /view/dot/32027 "Exploration of the SHRP2" (2017). "Exploration of the SHRP2 naturalistic driving study data to identify factors related to the selection of freeway ramp design speed." (2017) "Exploration of the SHRP2 naturalistic driving study data to identify factors related to the selection of freeway ramp design speed." , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Brewer, Marcus A. ;

Barkwell, Shannon

2017-03-01

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This research explored the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) database for the potential to identify f...
Alternative design consistency rating methods for two-lane rural highways

CITE Title : Alternative design consistency rating methods for two-lane rural highways Creator(s) : Anderson, Ingrid;Bauer, Karin M.;Collins, Jon M.;Fitzpatrick, Kay;Green, Paul;Harwood, Douglas W.;Koppa, Roger;Krammes, Raymond A.;Parma, Kelly D.;Poggioli, Brian;Tsimhoni, Omer;Wooldridge, Mark D.; Corporate Contributor(s) : Texas Transportation Institute Published Date : 2000-08-01 Report Number : FHWA-RD-99-172 URL : /view/dot/14744 "Alternative design consistency rating" (2000). "Alternative design consistency rating methods for two-lane rural highways" (2000) "Alternative design consistency rating methods for two-lane rural highways" , 2000 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Anderson, Ingrid ;

Bauer, Karin M.

2000-08-01

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Design consistency refers to the conformance of a highway's geometry with driver expectancy. Drivers make fewer errors in the vicinity of geometric fe...
Evaluation of design consistency methods for two-lane rural highways : executive summary

CITE Title : Evaluation of design consistency methods for two-lane rural highways : executive summary Creator(s) : Fitzpatrick, Kay Corporate Contributor(s) : Texas Transportation Institute Published Date : 2000-08-01 Report Number : FHWA-RD-99-173 URL : /view/dot/14743 "Evaluation of design consistency" (2000). "Evaluation of design consistency methods for two-lane rural highways : executive summary" (2000) "Evaluation of design consistency methods for two-lane rural highways : executive summary" , 2000 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Fitzpatrick, Kay

2000-08-01

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Design consistency refers to the conformance of a highway's geometry with driver expectancy. Techniques to evaluate the consistency of a design docume...
Speed Prediction for Two-Lane Rural Highways

CITE Title : Speed Prediction for Two-Lane Rural Highways Creator(s) : Fitzpatrick, Kay;Elefteriadou, Lily;Harwood, Douglas W.;Collins, Jon M.;McFadden, John;Anderson, Ingrid B.;Krammes, Raymond A.;Irizarry, Nelson;Parma, Kelly D.;Bauer, Karin M.;Passetti, Karl; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development;Texas Transportation Institute;Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; Published Date : 2000-01-01 Report Number : FHWA-RD-99-171 URL : /view/dot/41555 "Speed Prediction for Two-Lane" (2000). "Speed Prediction for Two-Lane Rural Highways" (2000) "Speed Prediction for Two-Lane Rural Highways" , 2000 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Fitzpatrick, Kay ;

Elefteriadou, Lily

2000-01-01

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Design consistency refers to the conformance of a highway’s geometry to driver expectancy. Drivers make fewer errors in the vicinity of geometric fe...
Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety applications performance requirements, vol. 2, curve speed warning (CSW).

CITE Title : Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety applications performance requirements, vol. 2, curve speed warning (CSW). Creator(s) : Stephens, Denny;Schroeder, Jeremy;Klein, Rachel; Corporate Creator(s) : Battelle Memorial Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; Published Date : 2015-08-01 Report Number : FHWA-JPO-16-249 URL : /view/dot/32028 "Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety applications" (2015). "Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety applications performance requirements, vol. 2, curve speed warning (CSW)." (2015) "Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety applications performance requirements, vol. 2, curve speed warning (CSW)." , 2015 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Stephens, Denny ;

Schroeder, Jeremy

2015-08-01

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This document is the second of a seven volume report that describe the Performance Requirements for the connected vehicle vehicle-to-infrastructure (V...
Speed Concepts: Informational Guide

CITE Title : Speed Concepts: Informational Guide Creator(s) : Donnell, Eric T.;Hines, Scott C.;Mahoney, Kevin M.;Porter, Richard J.;McGee, Hugh; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Corporate Contributor(s) : Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute;VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.; Contributor(s) : Sheldahl, Edward Published Date : 2009-12-01 Report Number : FHWA-SA-10-001 URL : /view/dot/49240 "Speed Concepts: Informational Guide" (2009). "Speed Concepts: Informational Guide" (2009) "Speed Concepts: Informational Guide" , 2009 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Donnell, Eric T. ;

Hines, Scott C.

2009-12-01

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Traffic speed is an important yet complex topic in the transportation engineering community. Furthermore, speed is of considerable interest to enforce...

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