SOME EXPERIENCES OF BUS LANES

NAAGRA ERFARENHETER AV BUSSVAEGAR

There is no doubt that in housing areas which have been planned on the basis of the differentiation of the vehicular traffic network and the separation of different kinds of traffic, there are fewer accidents than in similar areas where buses and other traffic use the same roads. There is a description of bus lanes in which cyclists and pedestrians are also allowed, and bus roads reserved for buses only. It has been found that walking distances to stops are usually shorter, and that the distance between the bus road or lane and the buildings can be as little as 15 M without the sound level exceeding 55 db(a), provided that the newer types of quiet buses are used. Routes can be planned rationally, and the first and running costs of the bus road are recouped over 2-3 years due to the provision of better service. /TRRL/

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    Svenska Vag-Och Vattenbyggaren Riksforband

    Regeringsgaten 98
    S-11139 Stockholm,   Sweden 
  • Authors:
    • KAELLSTROEM, L
  • Publication Date: 1976

Language

  • Swedish

Media Info

  • Features: Photos;
  • Pagination: p. 51-52
  • Serial:
    • Vag-Och Vattenbyggaren
    • Issue Number: 5
    • Publisher: Svenska Vag-Och Vattenbyggaren Riksforband
    • ISSN: 0042-2177

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00146449
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Ahalytic
  • Files: ITRD, TRIS
  • Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM