Speed Selection during Winter Road Conditions [Research Brief]

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Speed Selection Behavior during Winter Road Conditions Project Title from Cover
• Creators:
  Young, Rhonda ; Thapa, Sandeep
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Wyoming ; Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Behavior
  • Drivers
  • Headways
  • Operating speed
  • Vehicle spacing
  • Weather conditions
  • Winter
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MPC 19-394 (project 453)
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Abstract:
  The issue was to improve understanding of driver behavior, particularly speed selection, during winter road conditions in order to address high speed variation and associated decreases in road safety during adverse weather. Models were developed for speed selection behavior based on different weather parameters. Truck percentage was also included in the model because of its important impact. Furthermore, an analysis was done to identify how sensitive traffic operations are to changes in the weather-related parameters during adverse weather conditions. A model was developed in VISSIM tool using observed traffic parameter data during ideal and different storm events.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68344/dot_68344_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 322.93 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ea286654eaccdf76fbddcd6306b8a3304aa47e732a544eeee68852217f71a825