DRIVER DECELERATION BEHAVIOR ON A FREEWAY IN NEW ZEALAND
The results of a study that monitored driver deceleration behavior on a freeway in New Zealand are presented. A series of axle detectors were placed over a 500-m interval and the speeds were recorded using a data logger. The speeds of the same vehicle at different stations along the road were established for more than 1,200 vehicles. The speed profiles showed that vehicles decelerated over the same distance irrespective of the initial speed. As a result, the deceleration rate was proportional to the initial speed. A relationship was developed to predict the speed at any time as a function of the approach speed.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1510, Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics with Applications for Intelligent Transportation System Technologies. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Bennett, Christopher R
- Dunn, Roger C M
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 70-75
- Monograph Title: Traffic flow theory and characteristics with applications for intelligent transportation system technologies
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1510
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Approach; Behavior; Deceleration; Drivers; Freeways; Speed
- Uncontrolled Terms: Initial speed
- Geographic Terms: New Zealand
- Old TRIS Terms: Approach speed; Deceleration rate
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00715627
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309062039
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jan 19 1996 12:00AM