This summary report describes a may 1998 transportation technology scanning tour of four European countries. The tour was co-sponsored by FHWA, AASHTO, and TRB. The tour team consisted of 10 traffic engineers who visited England, France, Germany, and Sweden to observe traffic control devices and methodology and to determine if any European practices should and could be recommended for use in the United States. This report is organized into five key chapters: Traffic Control Devices, Freeway Control, Operational Practices, Information Management, and Administrative Practices. Among the devices and practices recommended for further study for U.S. adoption are specific freeway pavement markings, variable speed control, lane control signals, intelligent speed adaptation, innovative intersection control, and variable message signs that incorporate pictograms. The report includes statements for proposed research problems.
Innovative Traffic Control: Technology Practice in Europe. International Technology Exchange Program
1999
122 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Research Program Administration & Technology Transfer , Europe , Traffic control devices , Technology , Traffic control , Pavement markings , Highway signs , Freeway planning , Travel time , Highway communication , Transportation planning , Foreign technology , Variable speed devices , Variable message signs , Real time information
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