DESIGN SPEED AND OPERATING SPEED IN RURAL HIGHWAY ALIGNMENT DESIGN

The relationship between design speeds and operating speeds on two-lane rural highway alignments is evaluated. The current policy on design speed and its origins is described, and empirical evidence of disparities between design speeds and operating speeds are presented. U.S. policy on selecting and applying design speeds is critiqued, modifications to the design-speed concept in Australia and Europe are discussed, and possible revisions to U.S. policy on design speed are identified.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/1701-09
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  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=DESIGN+SPEED+AND+OPERATING+SPEED+IN+RURAL+HIGHWAY+ALIGNMENT+DESIGN&author=R.+Krammes&publication_year=2000
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1701, Design Speed, Operating Speed, and Sight Distance Issues.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Krammes, R A
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 68-75
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1701
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design speed; Operating speed; Policy; Rural highways; Two lane highways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Revisions
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Europe; United States
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00799061
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309066808
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 29 2000 12:00AM