US TEAM MONITORS EUROPEAN TRAFFIC SYSTEMS

This article describes a visit by a team of 10 U.S. traffic engineers to Europe in order to observe, examine, and document innovative traffic flow and traffic control practices that could improve domestic highway transportation networks and that could be implemented in the U.S. This effort was jointly sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and the Transportation Research Board. Tiger-tail marking used on freeway entrance and exit ramps and the all-white system of pavement markings used throughout Europe are 2 practices that team members believe would have great potential value in the U.S. Intelligent speed adaptation and self-optimized traffic signal control were 2 operational practices which also impressed the team. A variety of other European highway operational and safety practices are also discussed, as is the great amount of information that European agencies provide to road users in the form of variable and dynamic message signs.

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• Corporate Authors:

  International Road Federation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20024
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20
• Serial:
  • World Highways/Routes du Monde
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 0964-4598
  • Serial URL: http://www.worldhighways.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Innovation; Intelligent speed adaptation; Progressive traffic signal control; Road markings; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Traffic signal control systems; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Transportation safety; Variable message signs
• Identifier Terms: American Association of State Highway Officials; Transportation Research Board; U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tiger-tail marking
• Geographic Terms: Europe; United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00791339
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 5 2000 12:00AM