GREATER LONDON DEVELOPMENT PLAN INQUIRY - SPEED FLOW RELATIONSHIPS - MEMORANDUM BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

THIS MEMORANDUM OUTLINES THE PROBLEMS OF DETERMINING RELATIONS BETWEEN TRAFFIC SPEED AND FLOW AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A ROAD, MAINLY ITS CAPACITY. IT INDICATES THE PRESENT STANDARDS SUGGESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR USE IN DESIGNING URBAN ROADS TO FULFILL STATED TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS AND CONSIDERS WHETHER, IN THE LIGHT OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, THESE STANDARDS MIGHT BE CHANGED IN THE FUTURE. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Environment, England

  2 Marsham Street
  London SW1P 3EB,   England 
• Publication Date: 1971-4-15

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: b616

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway capacity; Highway grades; Speed; Studies; Traffic flow; Traffic speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Speed differential
• Old TRIS Terms: Road grades; Speed studies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228504
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: R&d Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM