SPEED LIMITS OUTSIDE BUILT-UP AREAS

THE REPORT CONTAINS A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE QUANTITATIVE RESULTS OF A PAST SPEED LIMITS TEST OUTSIDE BUILT-UP AREAS. THE NEED FOR AND OBJECTIVES OF A CONCERTED INTERNATIONAL TEST PROGRAM ON THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS (SUCH AS ACCIDENTS, SPOT SPEEDS, TRAFFIC FLOWS, EFFECTS ON PARALLEL ROUTES, ETC.) OF SPEED LIMIT POLICIES OUTSIDE BUILT-UP AREAS ARE STATED. THE RECOMMENDED METHODOLOGY FOR THE TEST PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED, A STATISTICAL DESIGN IS SUGGESTED ENTAILING THE PROVISION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL NETWORK AND OF A CONTROL NETWORK, TOGETHER WITH OBSERVATION OF THE EFFECTS ON BOTH NETWORKS DURING A "BEFORE" AND A "RESEARCH" PERIOD. THE CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED WHEN COLLECTING THE TRAFFIC DATA REQUIRED FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE EXPERIMENT ARE DETAILED. FINALLY, THE REPORT OUTLINES THE PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN DURING THE COURSE OF THE EXPERIMENT, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO POLICE ACTIVITIES AND THE PLANNING OF A PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  2, rue André Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775 Paris Cedex 16
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 81 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control systems; Speed change lanes; Speed limits; Statistical analysis; Testing
• Old TRIS Terms: Accumulation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228343
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM