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Best Practice on Improving Level of Service for Freight Vehicles, On-road Public Transport, HOV and Emergency Vehicles
  • Publication no: AP-R317-08
  • ISBN: 978-1-921329-39-5
  • Published: 1 February 2008
This report summarises the best practice for the improvement of the level of service of freight vehicles, on-road public transport, high-occupancy vehicles and emergency vehicles.
  • AP-R317/08 Best Practice on Improving Level of Service for Freight Vehicles, On-Road Public Transport, HOV and Emergency Vehicles
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. CURRENT AND FUTURE VEHICLE MIXES
    • 2.1. Freight Vehicles
    • 2.2. Public Transport Vehicles
    • 2.3. Emergency Vehicles
    • 2.4. Taxis and High-Occupancy Vehicles
    • 2.5. Summary
  • 3. LEVEL OF SERVICE
  • 4. IMPROVING LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR FREIGHT VEHICLES
    • 4.1. Land Use Regulations
    • 4.2. Intermodal Freight Logistics
    • 4.3. Road-Based Freight Measures
    • 4.4. Summary
  • 5. IMPROVING LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR ON-ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT (ORPT)
    • 5.1. Signal Priority for Buses and Trams
    • 5.2. Bus Advance Measures
    • 5.3. Bus/Tram Lanes
    • 5.4. Integrated Multi-Modal Operation
    • 5.5. Summary
  • 6. IMPROVING LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLES
    • 6.1. HOV Lanes
    • 6.2. Illegal Usage
    • 6.3. Summary
  • 7. IMPROVING LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES
    • 7.1. Emergency Vehicle Pre-Emption System
    • 7.2. Route Pre-Emption
    • 7.3. Emergency Vehicle Detection at an Intersection
    • 7.4. Summary
  • 8. CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
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