Traffic Safety around Major Forks

A driving simulator study that compares different configurations with the use of surrogate safety measures

Master thesis (2018)

Authors

J.E. Hoogvliet Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Contributors

H. Farah (mentor)
O. Stroosma (mentor)
Johan Vos (mentor)
Faculty
Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Civil Engineering & Geosciences
Copyright: © 2018 Jeroen Hoogvliet
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Published Date

14-06-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Abstract

By means of a driving simulator experiment and an accident data analysis, this research focuses on two points: (1) an expected difference in turbulence between major fork configurations that differ in the number of mandatory lane changes for rightmost traffic going to the left-diverging roadway, and (2) an expected difference in driver expectancy between left-diverging roadways of a major fork (that are also small-radius connector roads) that differ in the number of traffic lanes they include.