The methodologies presented by the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) is the most used for the study of urban roads in the technical community Brazilian. These methodologies are based on the identification and measurement of the average travel speed (VMR) developed by the stream of traffic on a road segment. This study aims to find an adjustment in the method for determining the VMR of vehicles on urban roads, which is used in the HCM 2010 methodology for analysis of capacity and level of service in sections of roads in the city of Brasilia – DF. This study was developed from analysis of primary data collected on arterial roads by an adaptation of the methodology do HCM that can be used with confidence on urban roads in Brazil.
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Type
General Knowledge
Author
A. F. Idrobo Samboni
Organization
Universidade de Brasília
Published in
2017
Submitted by
IRF
Related theme(s)
General, Urban Mobility
Region
Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)
Country
Brazil