SPEED AND VELOCITY CONCEPTS USED IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES

FART - OG HASTIGHEDSBEGREBER

This report presents an inventory of the speed and velocity concepts used in the Nordic countries for planning and design of roads as well as for the speed regulation of road traffic. The use and meaning of these concepts in the different countries are compared. The speed and velocity concepts required for the description of existing and planned roads, the dimensioning of roads and the guidance of road users are discussed. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report available in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish.
• Corporate Authors:

  Nordiska Vaegtekniska Foerbunder

  National Swedish Road Administration, Roda Vagen
  S-78187 Borlaenge,   Sweden 
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 44 p.
• Serial:
  • NIF Rapport
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Nordiska Vaegtekniska Foerbunder

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Definitions; Design speed; Geometric design; Guide signs; Highway design; Innovation; Speed; Speed limits; Velocity
• Geographic Terms: Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; Sweden
• Old TRIS Terms: Concepts
• ITRD Terms: 8028: Denmark; 635: Design speed; 8596: Dictionary; 8035: Finland; 2855: Highway design; 8044: Iceland; 2885: Layout; 8084: Norway; 5408: Speed; 8109: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00380000
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM