FREIGHTWAYS OF THE FUTURE

THERE ARE NOW OVER 100 MILLION MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES, OF WHICH ABOUT 17 MILLION ARE TRUCKS AND BUSES. MORE TRAFFIC AND INCREASING MIXTURES ON THE HIGHWAYS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES TEND TO GENERATE MORE ACCIDENTS. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE FEASIBILITY OF THE SUPER FREIGHTWAY CONCEPT WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE SEPARATION OF TRUCKS AND PASSENGER CARS ON CERTAIN HIGH-DENSITY FREIGHT CORRIDORS OF OUR NATIONAL HIGHWAY NETWORK. SUCH FREIGHTWAYS WOULD SEEK TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND SPEED OF FREIGHT OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS BENEFIT THE PASSENGER CAR POPULATION BY REDUCING CONGESTION, IMPROVING SAFETY AND REDUCING FRUSTRATIONS CAUSED BY THE MIXTURE OF TRUCKS, BIG TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATIONS AND PASSENGER CARS ON THE SAME HIGHWAYS. THE NATURE OF A SUPER FREIGHTWAY IS CONSIDERED AND SEVERAL POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF SUCH A SYSTEM ARE CITED.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 69, No 6, PP 22-24, 34-35
• Authors:
  • Wolf, R A
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Buses; Freight traffic; Highways; Traffic congestion; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Separation
• Old TRIS Terms: Freightways
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225490
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 12 1970 12:00AM