Double Left-Turn Lanes in Medium-Size Cities
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 2
Abstract
Given the increasing use of double left-turn lanes and the lack of methods to design and analyze them, there exists an urgent need to develop such methods. This paper describes work completed at North Carolina A&T State University that expands the scope of previous work done in the area of double left-turn lanes and improves the scientific basis of that work. Double left-turn data from 30 intersections in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, were analyzed with respect to relationships among performance and geometric characteristics. Results indicate that the overall fLT of 0.92, recommended by the Highway Capacity Manual, appears reasonable for the inside lane. Values of 0.86–0.88 are more appropriate for outside lane adjustments. The variables causing the most significant changes in performance of double left-turn lanes were traffic related, and not related to geometry. The presence or absence of through traffic and the absence of opposing left-turn flow were key causes of performance changes.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 2 • March 1999
Pages: 138 - 143
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Received: Feb 18, 1998
Published online: Mar 1, 1999
Published in print: Mar 1999
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