• DocumentCode
    554569
  • Title

    Analysis of heavy trucks´ effect on freeway traffic safety

  • Author

    Yingwei Ren ; Shourong Wu

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Civil Eng. & Archit., Shandong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Qingdao, China
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    12-14 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    2004
  • Lastpage
    2007
  • Abstract
    Based on traffic data of many freeways, the heavy trucks´ effect on average speed, traffic congestion degree, and traffic safety was analyzed. Such countermeasures as variable lane, driver´s training, and variable pricing were put forward to improve freeway´s traffic safety.
  • Keywords
    road traffic; safety; training; driver training; freeway traffic safety; heavy truck effect; traffic congestion degree; Accidents; Educational institutions; Pricing; Safety; Traffic control; Training; Vehicles; congestion degree; freeway; heavy truck; traffic safety;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronic and Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (EMEIT), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-087-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EMEIT.2011.6023495
  • Filename
    6023495