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
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