SPEEDS OF CARS ON SHARP HORIZONTAL CURVES

DISTRIBUTION OF CAR SPEEDS ON HORIZONTAL CURVES IS OF INTEREST FOR COMPARISON WITH THE THEORETICAL SPEEDS FOR WHICH THE CURVES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED. THE SPEEDS OF CARS WERE MEASURED AT SIX CURVES, USING RADAR SPEEDMETERS CONCEALED FROM THE VIEW OF DRIVERS. SIDE-FRICTION FACTORS WERE CALCULATED FOR EACH SITE AND WERE FOUND TO VARY WITH THE RADIUS OF THE CURVE. /HSL/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 11, No 3, PP 135-137, 9 REF
• Authors:
  • EMMERSON, J
• Publication Date: 1969-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curves (Geometry); Friction; Motor vehicles; Radar devices; Speed; Speed indicators
• Uncontrolled Terms: Horizontal curvature
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225644
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM