Evaluation of Recommended Variable Speed Limits for Motorway Traffic Control: Case of E4 in Stockholm, Sweden
Variable Speed Limits (VSL) is a form of motorway control introduced to improve the operations of freeway facilities under congested conditions. This paper evaluates the impact of VSL on the E4 motorway in Stockholm using microsimulation. The test site is heavily congested and includes an integrated Motorway Control System with advisory VSL and Automatic Incident Detection (AID) logic. Experience indicates that the impacts of VSL on traffic condition and safety might be higher if the displayed VSL were mandatory. The objective of the study is to assess the impact of the level of driver compliance to VSL recommended speed, using microsimulation.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHB50 Traffic Control Devices.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Nissan, Albania
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2013-1-13 to 2013-1-17
- Date: 2013
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 13p
- Monograph Title: TRB 92nd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic incident detection; Compliance; Microsimulation; Traffic congestion; Variable speed limits
- Geographic Terms: Stockholm (Sweden)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01473345
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 13-0858
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 20 2013 4:54PM