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If speeds of cars are measured continuously over segments of a street, a speed profile can be produced and can illustrate how motorists adapt their driving speed to the geometrical design and general appearance of the street. This allows a direct assessment of specific speed reducing measures.

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E-C019,
Paper A-1
Paper A-2

English

8 p.

2000-12

Transportation Research Circular

Figures (2) ; Photos (2) ; References; Tables (1)

Geometric design; Highway design; Operating speed; Psychological adaptation; Speed control

Speed profiles

Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control

TRIS, TRB

Jun 5 2001 12:00AM

• A PRACTITIONER'S PERSPECTIVE ON FLEXIBLE DESIGN
• ACCESS SPACING AND ACCIDENTS: A CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
• ACCESS SPACING AND TRAFFIC SAFETY
• APPLICATION OF ROAD SAFETY AUDITS TO URBAN STREETS
• ARTERIAL SPEED CALMING: MOHAWK ROAD CASE STUDY
• CALMING NEW YORK CITY INTERSECTIONS
• CITIZEN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: A WORKING MODEL
• CONTINUOUS SPEED MEASUREMENT OF INDIVIDUAL DRIVERS ON SUBURBAN ARTERIALS
• CURB PARKING FINDINGS REVISITED
• DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR EXISTING UTILITY POLES IN URBAN AREAS
• DESIGNING FUNCTIONAL STREETS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE
• DEVELOPING STREET STANDARDS THAT ALLOW FLEXIBILITY
• DOWNTOWN STREETS: ARE WE STRANGLING OURSELVES IN ONE-WAY NETWORKS?
• DRIVEWAY SPACING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
• ECONOMIC IMPACTS OR RAISED MEDIANS ON ADJACENT BUSINESSES
• IMPACTS OF TRAFFIC CALMING
• LINKING LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION THROUGH STREET DESIGN
• MOBILITY-FRIENDLY STREET STANDARDS FOR DELAWARE
• NEOTRADITIONAL DESIGN: MOBILITY FOR ALL AGES
• PEDESTRIAN LEVEL OF SERVICE BASED ON TRIP QUALITY
• PLANNING AND DESIGN OF A SUBURBAN NEOTRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD
• PREDICTING ANNUAL INTERSECTION ACCIDENTS WITH CONFLICT OPPORTUNITIES
• PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN MEDIAN PROJECTS
• PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF MEDIAN TREATMENT FOR DEVELOPED URBAN ROADS
• QUESTIONABLE CONCEPTS IN NEOTRADITIONAL SUBDIVISION DESIGN
• RIGHT-TURN TREATMENT FOR SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS
• SPEED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTORS AND ARTERIALS
• STREET DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS
• STREET SPACING AND SCALE
• THE CONVERSION OF FOUR-LANE UNDIVIDED URBAN ROADWAYS TO THREE-LANE FACILITIES
• THE SPLIT INTERSECTION: A SOLUTION FOR A CONGESTED INTERSECTION
• UNCONVENTIONAL LEFT-TURN ALTERNATIVES FOR URBAN AND SUBURBAN ARTERIALS: AN UPDATE
• URBAN ROADWAY CLASSIFICATION: BEFORE THE DESIGN BEGINS
• URBAN STREET CROSS SECTION AND SPEED ISSUES
• WEST PALM BEACH TRAFFIC CALMING: THE SECOND GENERATION