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Title:

Analysis of Weather Impacts on Traffic Flow in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

Abstract:

The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) has been sponsoring research into the impacts of weather on surface transportation. One specific research task involved attempting to quantify the amount of travel delay imposed upon drivers due to the effects of inclement weather. This paper describes two different methods used to approximate travel delay impacts of weather along specific roadway segments around metropolitan Washington, D.C.

Source(s):

Mitretek Systems and FHWA Road Weather Management Program

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/best_practices/AMS2003_TrafficFlow.pdf

Date: 2003

Author:

Stern, Shah, Goodwin, Pisano

Keywords:


Driver behavior
Mobility
Pavement condition
Precipitation
Wind
Visibility

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