A Series of Vertical Deflections, a Promising Traffic Calming Measure: Analysis and Recommendations for Spacing
dc.contributor.author | Pérez Acebo, Heriberto | |
dc.contributor.author | Ziółkowski, Robert | |
dc.contributor.author | Linares Unamunzaga, Alaitz | |
dc.contributor.author | Gonzalo Orden, Hernán | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-01T10:22:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-01T10:22:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-05-13 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Applied Sciences 10(10) : (2020) // Article ID 3368 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 2076-3417 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/43658 | |
dc.description.abstract | Traffic calming measures (TCM) are placed in urban areas to improve road safety, and among them, vertical TCMs are widely employed. Many researches are focused on the influence of the geometry of each measure on speed reduction, but it is demonstrated that drivers forget its effect and speed up after it. Therefore, placing consecutive TCMs can help to maintain a safe area. However, scarce literature can be found about the adequate spacing between them. Hence, the aim of this paper is to analyze the adequate distance between TCMs. Various streets with variable distances and different vertical TCMs were evaluated in Poland and Spain, including raised crosswalks, raised intersections, speed humps and speed cushions. The intermediate point between two TCMs was selected as the place where the maximum speed is achieved. Results showed that there was a good correlation between the speeds at intermediate points and the distance between TCMs, with a determination coefficient around 0.80. For an 85th percentile of the speed under 50 km/h, a maximum distance of 200 m between TCMs is recommended, and for a value of 40 km/h, 75 m. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was funded by “Eramus+ programme—Call 2016—KA1—Mobility of Staff in higher education—Staff mobility for teaching and training activities. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | |
dc.subject | traffic calming measure | es_ES |
dc.subject | spacing | es_ES |
dc.subject | speed prediction | es_ES |
dc.subject | speed humps | es_ES |
dc.subject | raised crosswalk | es_ES |
dc.subject | raised intersection | es_ES |
dc.subject | speed cushion | es_ES |
dc.subject | road safety | es_ES |
dc.subject | urban area | es_ES |
dc.title | A Series of Vertical Deflections, a Promising Traffic Calming Measure: Analysis and Recommendations for Spacing | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.date.updated | 2020-05-28T14:09:46Z | |
dc.rights.holder | 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/10/3368/htm | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/app10103368 | |
dc.departamentoes | Ingeniería mecánica | |
dc.departamentoeu | Ingeniaritza mekanikoa |
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