SPEEDS ON RURAL ROADS. EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT FACTORS ON LIGHT CAR SPEEDS ON STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ROAD SECTIONS

HASTIGHETER I LANDSVAEGSTRAFIK. OLIKA FAKTORERS INVERKAN PAA HASTIGHETEN FOER LAETTA BILAR PAA RAK OCH PLAN VAEG

The object was to study spot speeds of ordinary, single light cars on straight and level road sections. Data were collected from 353 measurements of 24 hours at 92 different sites. The mean values of the spot speeds are presented in relation to speed limits, road standards and weather dependent road conditions. Mainly for planning future studies, estimates have been made of the magnitude of irregular speed variations in time and space. In the report there are also results from speed trend analyses, studies of speed/flow relationships and relationships between mean speeds of passenger cars and of heavier vehicles and vehicle combinations (speeds usually limited to 70 km/h). (Author/TRRL)

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  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Kolsrud, B
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 36 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: National Swedish Road & Traffic Research Institute
  • Issue Number: 390
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
  • ISSN: 0347-6049

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Forecasting; Heavy vehicles; Measurement; Motor vehicles; Rural areas; Rural highways; Speed; Speed limits; Spot speed; Temperature; Traffic flow; Traffic speed; Weather
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• ITRD Terms: 1243: Car; 132: Forecast; 6136: Measurement; 328: Rural area; 5408: Speed; 8109: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392763
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM