Quantifying the effect of street design on driving speed on urban roads
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Publikationsdatum
01.01.2024
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Studiengang
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04B - Beitrag Konferenzschrift
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Transportation Research Board
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Washington D.C.
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Zusammenfassung
Reducing driving speed is a key factor in improving road safety and combating noise emissions. For this reason, more and more cities across the world reduce speed limits urban in roads to 30 km/h (20 mph). According measures are implemented in major urban areas in Europe (e.g. Paris, Brussels) and the U.S. (e.g. New York City, Seattle). For the implementation of speed reductions main roads are of particular interest.
Main roads in urban areas are different from residential roads in several ways, including, but not limited to the type of trips, vehicular mix and the presence of public transport, and are therefore limited in design options to reduce speeds. The study at hand reports on a virtual reality study conducted in Switzerland using a driving simulator. To assess whether road design influences driving speed, participants were asked to drive through a series of main roads in VR with varying speed limits and street designs. Speed and lateral position were recorded; in a follow-up survey, participants stated their preferred speed along the same segments and were asked about risk aversion. Results indicate that only certain designs result in slightly lower driving speeds, while controlling for self-reported risk aversion and driving style. Given the characteristics of main roads, measures reducing the (perceived) lane width are promising, but require further investigation.
Schlagwörter
Urban roads, Driving speed, Road design
Fachgebiet (DDC)
624 - Ingenieurbau und Umwelttechnik
Veranstaltung
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Startdatum der Ausstellung
Enddatum der Ausstellung
Startdatum der Konferenz
05.01.2024
Enddatum der Konferenz
01/2024
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Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
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Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Green
Lizenz
Zitation
VAN EGGERMOND, Michael, Dorothea SCHAFFNER, Nora STUDER und Alexander ERATH, 2024. Quantifying the effect of street design on driving speed on urban roads. In: Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board. 1 Januar 2024. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-8589