TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1977//
TI  - Observations of fuel savings due to the introduction of right-turn on red
JO  - Traffic engineering and control
A1  - Wasielewski, P.
A1  - Herman, R.
A1  - Evans, Leonard
A1  - Chang, M. F.
SP  - 475
EP  - 477
VL  - 18
IS  - 10
N2  - A before-and-after comparison of data collected by driving on a fixed circuit in downtown Detroit showed a 6 per cent decrease in fuel consumption and a 12 per cent decrease in travel time after the introduction of the generally permissive right-turn-on-red policy. The observed fuel consumption was in satisfactory agreement with results calculated from the observed trip time using a previously developed linear model, although there were some discrepancies. Savings of both fuel and time were greater in off-peak traffic than in the afternoon rush hour. Of the total time saved, most (63 per cent) was saved in blocks involving a right turn on red, but 37 per cent occurred on other blocks. Similarly, most of the time savings consisted of reduced stopped delay, but there was also a 35 per cent reduction in running time.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0041-0683
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -