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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. The Highway Capacity Manual and the Committee on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service

Authors : Elena S. Prassas, Roger P. Roess

Published in: The Highway Capacity Manual: A Conceptual and Research History Volume 2

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The Highway Capacity Manual is one of the most fundamental documents used in the transportation and traffic engineering profession. It provides for the systematic design and evaluation of traffic facilities with regard to their capacity, and the quality of traffic service provided to facility users. This chapter provides an overview and history of the document itself, and its development over the years.

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Metadata
Title
The Highway Capacity Manual and the Committee on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service
Authors
Elena S. Prassas
Roger P. Roess
Copyright Year
2020
Book
The Highway Capacity Manual: A Conceptual and Research History Volume 2

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-34478-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-34480-1

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34480-1_1

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