VEHICLE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS ON THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE AND ALTERNATE ROUTES

THE ECONOMICS OF VEHICLE OPERATION, AS MEASURED FUEL CONSUMPTION, SPEED AND BRAKING, SPEED GROUPS, AND TRAVEL TIME, WAS MEASURED FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND PRINCETON, W. VIRGINIA BEFORE AND AFTER THE OPENING OF THE TURNPIKE ALONG THIS ROUTE. FOR THE CAR STUDY, THE LARGE SAVINGS IN MILEAGE RESULTED IN A NET REDUCTION OF FUEL CONSUMPTION, EVEN THOUGH FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE WAS HIGHER ON THE TURNPIKE, FOR DESIGN SPEEDS. ON THE TWO PARALLEL ROUTES TO THE TURNPIKE, THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN FUEL CONSUMPTION OR TRIP TIME WITH THE OPENING OF THE TURNPIKE. FOR THE TRUCK STUDY, TRAVEL TIME AND TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION WERE ALSO LESS THAN FOR THE PARALLEL ROUTES.

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  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/36/36-036.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 36, pp 539-560, 12 FIG, 7 TAB. 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.
• Authors:
  • Schwender, H C
• Publication Date: 1957

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 7-11, 1957
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 36
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Economics; Freeways; Fuel consumption; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Travel time; Trucking
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223530
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 22 1972 12:00AM