Evaluation of motorist information requirements for transitways
by
 
Hawkins, H. Gene.

Title
Evaluation of motorist information requirements for transitways

Author
Hawkins, H. Gene.

Personal Author
Hawkins, H. Gene.

Publication Information
College Station, Tex. : Texas Transportation Institute, the Texas A & M University System ; Springfield, Va. : Available through the National Technical Information Service, [1988]

Physical Description
xix, 123 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

Series
Research report ; no. 1113-1
 
Research report (Austin, Tex.) ; 1113-1.

General Note
"June 1988."
 
"Evaluation of motorist information requirements for transitways, research study number 2-18-87-113."

Contents
Summary -- Implementation statement -- Introduction -- Critical transitway features -- Review of current practice for transitway information systems -- Assessment of motorist information requirements -- Summary of findings -- Recommendations -- Future research -- References -- Appendices.

Abstract
Barrier separated high-occupancy vehicle lanes, or transitways, have been found to be an effective way to reduce peak period congestion by providing priority treatment for high-occupancy vehicles. The Texas Transportation Institute performed a study to identify the user information needs of this type of facility, and how those needs could best be met. Driver expectancy requires that motorist information for a transitway be provided in the same manner used on other types of roadways. The results of this study indicate that the unique characteristic of transitways require special treatment in order to meet these motorist information needs.

Subject Term
High occupancy vehicle lanes -- Texas.
 
Express highways -- Texas -- Communication systems.
 
Traffic signs and signals -- Texas -- Evaluation.
 
Driver information systems.
 
Traffic signs.

Added Author
Mounce, John M. (John Michael)
 
Albert, Stephen.

Added Corporate Author
Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
 
Texas Transportation Institute.
 
United States. Federal Highway Administration.


LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
Civil EngineeringBookB027312HE336.B8 H39 1988Transportation Collection