Truck control problems posed by the design of highway ramps.

Author(s)
Ervin, R.D. MacAdam, C.C. & Barnes, M.A.
Year
Abstract

A research study is described in which accidents experienced by tractor-semitrailers on expressway ramps were seen to depend largely upon the interaction between highway geometric and vehicle dynamic behaviour. The geometric of each ramp were fully defined in a computer simulation such that the dynamic behaviour of example tractor-semitrailers could be examined. The paper presents the results of the combined study of accident data, simulated vehicle response, and the geometric details of ramp design.

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B 26725 (In: B 26722) /21 /82 / IRRD 813092
Source

In: Vehicle highway infrastructure : safety compatibility : International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 23-27, 1987, p. 29-42, 8 fig., 8 graph., 1 tab., 31 ref.; SAE Paper No. 870071.

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