Acceleration lane design for higher truck volumes.

Details

• Creators:
  Gattis, J. L. ; Bryant, Micah ; Duncan, Lynette K.
• Corporate Creators:
  Mack-Blackwell National Rural Transportation Study Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Acceleration lanes
  • On ramps
  • Heavy vehicles
  • Trucks
  • Weigh stations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MBTC FR 2094/3003
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Arkansas ; Missouri
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mack-Blackwell National Rural Transportation Study Center (U.S.)
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-FREIGHT-Trucking Industry ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic Flow
• Abstract:
  The research project examined attributes associated with tractor-trailer trucks accelerating on freeway entry ramps and ; entering the main traffic lanes. Data for this project were collected at five commercial vehicle weigh stations in ; Arkansas and Missouri, which allowed the researchers to examine the effects of vehicle weight as the trucks ; accelerated. Other attributes examined included truck speeds at various distances from the scales, freeway volumes, ; and freeway grades. From the analysis, the report offers recommendations about the lengths of acceleration lanes ; needed for heavy vehicles to accelerate to speeds closer to the speeds on the main lanes, and be less disruptive to ; freeway traffic flow as the heavy vehicles merge into the main lanes.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17015/dot_17015_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.84 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3ce8ab012e845b13ee92d08eee7bc0cc9ac106ada8c0c293a83bc07d7f3bbf7d