Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0
Title:
Effect of Weather on the Relationship Between Flow and Occupancy on Freeways
Abstract:
This paper investigates the relationship between flow rates and roadway occupancies on freeways in adverse weather conditions. A quantitative description of the effect is important for use with automatic incident detection logic. Conclusions from the analysis are clear: adverse weather affects the flow-occupancy function by reducing the slope of the curve that describes uncongested operations; as a result, maximum flows are also reduced during such conditions.
Source(s):
Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record No. 1194, McMaster University, Department of Geography (Canada). For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.
Date: 1988
Author:
Hall, Barrow
Keywords:
Freeway management
Incidents
Mobility
Traffic management
Volume
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