Engineering
8 years ago

HOV Lane Design in Dallas Reduces Freeway Crashes, Improves Safety

GUIDANCE FOR FUTURE DESIGN OF FREEWAYS WITH HIGH- OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF CRASH DATA FROM DALLAS, TEXAS
A S Cothron, S E Ranft, C H Walters, D W Fenno, Dominique Lord

Paper Summary

HOV lanes in Dallas, Texas are important for city traffic. A study looked at crash data to help design safer freeways with HOV lanes. The study found that certain corridor characteristics are good for HOV lanes, and recommended specific road designs for safety.

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