Abstract
Warrants for the installation of separate left-turn lanes were developed. Literature was reviewed, and policies and practices in other states were surveyed. Accident analyses of locations with and without separate left-turn lanes were conducted. Computer simulation was used to determine relationships among traffic delay, load factor, traffic volume, percent left-turns, cycle length, and cycle split. The relationship between left-turn accidents and conflicts was investigated.
Warrants were developed involving the following three general areas:
- accident experience,
- volumes (based on delay), and
- traffic conflicts.
Report Date
10-1982
Report Number
UKTRP-82-19
Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.1982.19
Repository Citation
Agent, Kenneth R., "Warrants for Left-Turn Lanes" (1982). Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report. 785.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/785
Notes
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Offered for publication to the Transportation Quarterly.