Predicting Operating Speeds at Urban Multilane Roundabouts in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
There are more than 460 multilane roundabouts located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, and its surrounding areas. Most of those roundabouts have three entry/circulatory/exit lanes with large radii, which resulted in the majority of drivers exceeding the speed limits for th...
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| description | There are more than 460 multilane roundabouts located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, and its surrounding areas. Most of those roundabouts have three entry/circulatory/exit lanes with large radii, which resulted in the majority of drivers exceeding the speed limits for those roundabouts. Those excessive operating speeds, along with lack of drivers’ awareness of the proper rules of driving at roundabouts, have resulted in increased collision frequencies at Abu Dhabi roundabouts. In this paper, operating speeds were measured at 12 roundabouts in Abu Dhabi and those collected speed observations were used to calibrate regression models to predict the 85th percentile operating speeds at roundabouts in Abu Dhabi. Predicting operating speed at a roundabout, during its design stage, is necessary to ensure that the expected operating speed and capacity will meet the design expectations. Three models were calibrated to predict the entry, circulating, and exit speeds, respectively. The calibrated models were validated with data not used in calibration and they were found to be stable and robust. The findings of this research study will help engineers when designing new roundabouts in Abu Dhabi or other cities with similar characteristics. This research study also provides a methodological framework for other researchers when conducting similar speed studies for roundabouts in other cities or metropolitan areas around the world. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-58c3b47c98d44d1f9d9ddf8d3c7694b72025-02-03T01:28:37ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952018-01-01201810.1155/2018/83630648363064Predicting Operating Speeds at Urban Multilane Roundabouts in Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMohammad Almoarawi0Essam Dabbour1Department of Civil Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, P.O. Box 59911, Abu Dhabi, UAEDepartment of Civil Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, P.O. Box 59911, Abu Dhabi, UAEThere are more than 460 multilane roundabouts located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, and its surrounding areas. Most of those roundabouts have three entry/circulatory/exit lanes with large radii, which resulted in the majority of drivers exceeding the speed limits for those roundabouts. Those excessive operating speeds, along with lack of drivers’ awareness of the proper rules of driving at roundabouts, have resulted in increased collision frequencies at Abu Dhabi roundabouts. In this paper, operating speeds were measured at 12 roundabouts in Abu Dhabi and those collected speed observations were used to calibrate regression models to predict the 85th percentile operating speeds at roundabouts in Abu Dhabi. Predicting operating speed at a roundabout, during its design stage, is necessary to ensure that the expected operating speed and capacity will meet the design expectations. Three models were calibrated to predict the entry, circulating, and exit speeds, respectively. The calibrated models were validated with data not used in calibration and they were found to be stable and robust. The findings of this research study will help engineers when designing new roundabouts in Abu Dhabi or other cities with similar characteristics. This research study also provides a methodological framework for other researchers when conducting similar speed studies for roundabouts in other cities or metropolitan areas around the world.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8363064 |
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| title | Predicting Operating Speeds at Urban Multilane Roundabouts in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| title_full | Predicting Operating Speeds at Urban Multilane Roundabouts in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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| title_short | Predicting Operating Speeds at Urban Multilane Roundabouts in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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