SPEED ZONING: A THEORY AND ITS PROOF

A NEW THEORY IS PRESENTED OF SPEED ZONING AND THE RESULTS OF TESTS DESIGNED TO VALIDATE IT. THE THEORY IS THAT A RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN THE RATE OF ACCIDENT OCCURRENCE AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF SPEEDS ON RURAL HIGHWAYS AND THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPEED ZONING IN REDUCING ACCIDENTS DEPENDS ON SPEED DISTRIBUTION BEFORE AND AFTER ZONING. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 35, No 4, PP 17+
• Authors:
  • Taylor, W C
  • Foody, T J
• Publication Date: 1965-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Crash rates; Physical distribution; Prevention; Safety; Speed; Speed limits; Speed zones; Studies; Theory; Traffic speed
• Old TRIS Terms: Speed studies
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225636
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM