SPEED LIMIT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ARRANGEMENTS DIFFERENTIATE STREET NETWORK IN HELSINKI

NOPEUSRAJOITUKSET JA ETUAJO-OIKEUDET JASENNOIVAT HELSINGIN KATUVERKKOA

During the last ten years several investigations have been made in Helsinki into traffic control. The aim is to raise the level of traffic control, make control operations more clear and support the differentiatton of the street network by means of traffic control. The principles of traffic control system and their application plans are based on the following investigations: (1) survey on traffic signs; (2) survey on right-of-way of main streets; (3) survey on pavement markings; (4) survey on speed limits on main streets; (5) survey of speed limits on residential streets (under way); and (6) survey on right-of-way on collector streets (under way). The differentiation of the street network is common to all these surveys. The role of each street section as part of the street network was decided in the surveys. On the other hand, the surveys have shown structural deficiencies on street sections investigated. The article deals in more detail with the development of the speed limit and right-of-way systems. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Finnish Road Association

  Vironkatu 6
  00170 Helsinki 17,   Finland 
• Authors:
  • POUTANEN, O-P
• Publication Date: 1985

Language

• Finnish

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 200-202
• Serial:
  • TIE JA LIIKENNE
  • Volume: 55
  • Issue Number: 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Data collection; Highways; Improvements; Networks; Residential areas; Road markings; Roads; Speed limits; Streets; Surveys; Traffic control; Traffic engineering; Traffic signal preemption; Traffic signs; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Right of way; Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems; Traffic marking
• ITRD Terms: 8035: Finland; 2755: Highway; 9108: Improvement; 648: Priority (traffic); 1053: Road network; 624: Speed limit; 654: Traffic control; 655: Traffic engineering; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452742
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1986 12:00AM