Speeds on Houston Freeway Connector Ramps Show Variations by Vehicle Type
Author(s):
A.P. Voigt, D.W. Fenno, D.W. Borchardt
Publication Date:
March 2004
Abstract:
Interchanges on freeways have proven to be particularly dangerous for large trucks, especially those traveling at highspeeds on freeway-to-freeway connector ramps (see Table 1).
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.
Report Number:
0-4318-S
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