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ArticlePloS one2019

Evaluating the sustainable traffic flow operational features of an exclusive spur dike U-turn lane design.

Yang Shao, Xueyan Han, Huan Wu, Huimin Shan, Shaowei Yang, Christian G Claudel

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Yang ShaoTraffic and Road Engineering Center, Highway Academy, Chang'an University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3259-1269
Xueyan HanTraffic and Road Engineering Center, Highway Academy, Chang'an University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Huan WuXi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Huimin ShanTraffic and Road Engineering Center, Highway Academy, Chang'an University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Shaowei YangTraffic and Road Engineering Center, Highway Academy, Chang'an University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Christian G ClaudelUniversity of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The traditional U-turn design has significantly improved traffic operations for relieving traffic congestion. However, the U-turn diversion and merge segments still cause traffic conflicts and delays. In this paper, an exclusive spur dike U-turn lane (ESUL) is proposed with the aim of addressing the disadvantages of the traditional U-turn design. ESUL provides a separate U-turn lane to diverge, decelerate, U-turn, accelerate and merge without interacting with through traffic. The effectiveness of ESUL is demonstrated through a field data investigation, simulation and analysis with VISSIM software. The proposed design is evaluated in terms of three parameters: travel time, delay and number of stops. Compared to the traditional U-turn design, ESUL can reduce travel time by 29.15%, delay by 66.70% and the number of stops by 100% at most. The results showed that ESUL has better performance than the traditional U-turn design and could be implemented to reduce traffic congestion and the potential hazards caused by U-turn maneuvers.

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Automobile DrivingEnvironment DesignHumansModels, TheoreticalTransportation

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PMID30969985
PMCPMC6457533

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