Citation

Dixon KK, Wu CH, Sarasua W, Daniel J. Transp. Res. Rec. 1999; 1678: 73-82.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.3141/1678-10

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 repealed the national maximum speed limit. As a result, many of the states have increased posted speed limits to 105 km/h (65 mph) for select multilane highways. This study evaluates the distribution of the speed and studies the influence of site characteristics, light conditions, and type of vehicle on the field-measured free-flow speed. The suitability of the Highway Capacity Manual multilane highway rules of thumb for freeflow speed to both an 89- and a 105-km/h (55- and 65-mph) posted speed limit condition is also discussed.

Language: en