USER ASPECTS - PART 3 - MOTORWAY SERVICE AREAS

NEW IDEAS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED AS A RESULT OF OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH SERVICE AREAS. THE PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION FOR NEW CONTRACTS AND THE DEVELOPERS' RESPONSIBILITIES ARE DESCRIBED. THE DIFFICULTIES IN MAINTAINING A 24-HOUR SERVICE AND IN OVERCOMING MISUSE OF FACILITIES ARE OUTLINED. THE NEED FOR COMPETITION AND CONTROL TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD IS EMPHASIZED, AND THE SPACING OF SERVICE AREAS IS DISCUSSED. FINALLY, COMPARISON IS MADE WITH THE USA AND OTHER PARTS OF EUROPE. A SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THIS PAPER IS PRESENTED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PAPER 6
• Corporate Authors:

  Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK

  ,    

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Hearn, D
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 83-5
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK/
  • Publisher: Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Roadside rest areas; Service stations
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226943
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1973 12:00AM