Citation

Hughes RG. Road Transp. Res. 1999; 8(3): 34-42.

Affiliation

Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Australian Road Research Board)

DOI

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Abstract

Over a 30-day period, a.m. and p.m. peak period crashes along a 17.7 km (11 mile) section of Interstate 5 north of Seattle, Washington, were analyzed with respect to the real time traffic conditions present in the spatial and temporal vicinity of the crash. Twenty-second volume and occupancy data were collected over an Internet connection from loop detectors present in each travel lane every 0.5 to 0.8 km. The interpretation from this study was consistent with results from the UK showing that the dynamic use of variable speed limits could be effective in reducing crashes associated with variations in speed, unnecessary lane changing behavior, and inappropriate car following behavior.

Language: en