VEHICLE BEHAVIOR ON DECELERATION LANES

The results are presented of an in-depth study of traffic behavior at three rural deceleration lanes: a 4-lane freeway interchange, a 4-lane expressway intersection, and a 2-lane highway intersection. A 7-channel, multiple-timing and event recorder, synchronized with videotape photography was specifically developed for the detailed study of diverging traffic. With this device, the paths of cars and trucks were recorded and analyzed. Actual vehicle behavior was then evaluated against current design practice. The results of the study indicate that the actual behavior of vehicles does not always correspond to the assumptions of AASHTO (1984) policy, which is the most common model for length determination for the design of deceleration lanes. The research findings led to the formulation of a length model for deceleration lanes.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Livneh, Moshe
  • Polus, A
  • Factor, J
• Publication Date: 1988-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 706-717
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Deceleration lanes; Freeways; Interchanges; Intersections; Mathematical models; Recording instruments; Rural highways; Traffic; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Traffic analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Recorders
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477619
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: N
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1988 12:00AM