Interchanges on freeways have proven to be particularly dangerous for large trucks, especially those traveling at highspeeds on freeway-to-freeway connector ramps. The development of this project was based largely on experience in the Houston urban area, where truck rollover crashes have occurred on several freeway-to-freeway connector ramps in the past decade. This project focused on examining the relationship between vehicle operations and current advisory speed signing practices and whether there should be a distinction between passenger cars and trucks with respect to advisory speed signing on freeway-to-freeway connectors.
Speeds on Houston Freeway Connector Ramps Show Variations By Vehicle Type
2004
4 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Road Transportation , Transportation Safety , Speed signs , Trucks , Passenger vehicles , Speed , Urban areas , Literature review , Highway signs , Heavy duty trucks , Tractor trailers , Dump trucks , Interchanges , Freeway connectors , High center of gravity , Freeway-to-freeway connectors , SUV(Sport Utility Vehicle) , Comfort level , Lateral acceleration
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