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Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan <br /> <br />intersectionandbeginmaneuverstonegotiateit.Theupstreamareaconsistsof <br />distancefor travel duringa perception-reactiontime, travel formaneuveringand <br />deceleration,andqueuestorage. Thefunctional areaalsoincludesthelengthof <br />roaddownstreamfrom theintersection neededtoreduceconflictsbetweenthrough <br />trafficandvehiclesenteringandexitinga property. <br />6.ConflictPoints <br />Conflictspointsarecommonlyusedtoexplaintheaccident potential ofaroadway. <br />Accessmanagement strategiesaretypicallydesignedtoreducethenumberand <br />densityofconflictpoints. <br /> <br />What isaconflict point? <br />A conflict pointisthepointatwhichahighwayusercrossing,mergingwith,or <br />divergingfromaroador driveway conflictswithanother highwayuserusingthesame <br />roadordriveway.Itisanypointwherethepathsoftwothroughorturningvehicles <br />diverge, merge, or cross. <br /> <br /> <br />7.Speed DifferentialBetween TurningVehiclesAndThrough <br />Traffic <br />Speeddifferential isasimpleyetimportant concept thatformsthebasisfor many <br />accessmanagement measures. <br /> <br />What isspeeddifferential? <br />Speeddifferential isthedifferencebetweenthespeedofvehiclesthat arecontinuing <br />alongthemainroadwayversusthosethatareenteringandexitingthedrivewayFor <br />instance, ifthroughtrafficgenerallymovesat 35milesper hour andcarshavetoslow <br />to10milesperhourtoenter adriveway,thespeeddifferential atandnearthat <br />drivewayis25milesper hour. <br /> <br />Whyisspeeddifferential important? <br />A speeddifferential above20milesper hour beginstopresent safetyconcerns.When <br />thespeeddifferential approaches30to35milesperhour,thelikelihoodofacollision <br />betweenfast movingthroughvehiclesandturningvehiclesincreasesveryquickly. <br /> <br /> <br />8.BenefitsOfAccessManagement <br />Aneffective,local accessmanagementprogram canplayanimportantrolein <br />preservinghighwaycapacity,reducingcrashes,andavoidingor minimizingcostly <br />remedial roadwayimprovements.Thetravelingpublicwouldthenbenefitfromfaster <br />andsafertravel.Thegreat majorityofbusinesseswouldbenefitfromincreased <br />economicvitalityalongawell-managedcorridor.Taxpayerswouldbenefitfrommore <br />efficient useofexistingfacilities. Andpublicagencieswouldbenefitfromtherelatively <br />lowcostofaccessmanagement;theycouldthenusetheirresourcesfor otherneeds. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />48
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