STEERING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE: IMPACTS OF CONCENTRATION OF TRAFFIC FLOWS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE RURAL RESIDENTIAL AREAS
STUREN MET INFRASTRUCTUUR: GEVOLGEN VAN BUNDELING VAN AUTOVERKEER, BINNEN EN BUITEN RURALE VERBLIJFSGEBIEDEN
The concept of a 'sustainably safe' traffic system distinguishes between rural highways and traffic calmed rural areas. The research focuses on the question of concentration of traffic flows, both on rural highways and on collector roads among the minor rural roads. The impacts of traffic flows are also investigated. In a case study in the Dutch province of Limburg, 8% extra vehicle kilometres caused by the concentration are calculated. The concentration of traffic flows on rural highways in stead of minor rural roads is favourable for traffic safety and traffic noise. For emissions and fuel consumption the concentration is unfavourable, however. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD E203386.
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Corporate Authors:
Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk
P.O. Box 45
Delft, Netherlands -
Authors:
- Jaarsma, C F
- HOOGEVEEN, A
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1998
Language
- Dutch
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 45-62
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Access roads; Arterial highways; Conferences; Evaluation and assessment; Fuel consumption; Noise; Pollutants; Rural areas; Safety; Traffic density; Traffic flow; Vehicle miles of travel
- Geographic Terms: Netherlands
- ITRD Terms: 435: Access road; 8525: Conference; 2442: Emission; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 232: Fuel consumption; 2748: Main road; 8078: Netherlands; 2492: Noise; 328: Rural area; 1665: Safety; 673: Traffic concentration; 671: Traffic flow; 292: Vehicle mile
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00797858
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Sep 8 2000 12:00AM