MINIMUM SPEED LIMITS ON FREEWAYS
THIS STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING MINIMUM SPEED LIMITS BY LANE ON MULTIPLE-LANE HIGHWAYS. THIS WAS DONE BY ERECTING SIGNS AND OBSERVING TRAFFIC AT FOUR DIFFERENT SITES IN THE STATE. THE FACTORS UNDER PARTICULAR CONSIDERATION INCLUDED MEAN SPEEDS, SPEED DISTRIBUTIONS, HEADWAYS, HEADWAY DISTRIBUTION, VOLUME DISTRIBUTION BY LANE, LANE CHANGING, PASSING ON THE RIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS. BEFORE-AND-AFTER OBSERVATIONS REVEALED FEW IF ANY BENEFICIAL RESULTS OF THE MINIMUM SPEED LIMITS AND SHOWED SOME RESULTS DEFINITELY UNFAVORABLE TO OPERATION AND SAFETY. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Paper sponsored by Committee on Freeway Operations and presented at the 47th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Wingerd, Norman C
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Discussers:
- Haynes, John J
- Vardon, J L
- Sullivan, T Darcy
- Wingerd, Norman C
- Publication Date: 1968
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 1-26
- Monograph Title: Freeway operations
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 244
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Freeway operations; Freeways; Headways; Multilane highways; Regulation; Speed limits; Traffic lanes; Traffic safety; Traffic speed; Traffic surveys; Traffic volume
- Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic studies
- Old TRIS Terms: Lanes; Minimum speed
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225430
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jan 8 1994 12:00AM