Abstract: A critical factor in highway design is maintaining a good consistency with a road geometry that fits the drivers’ expectations. Presently, highway geometric design consistency is usually evaluated on the basis of operating-speed ...

Abstract: Analyzing the distance visible to a driver on a highway is important for traffic safety, especially in manoeuvres such as emergency stops, when passing another vehicle, or when vehicles cross at intersections. Software ...

Abstract: Although geographic information systems (GISs) have been applied in different areas of transportation, full use of their potential in speed profile analysis and highway design consistency studies has yet to be made. The ...