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. 2018 Jul 17;15(7):1503. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071503

Table 1.

Speed stability and characteristics of different road types in Wuhan, China.

Road Types Average Speed (km/h) Speed Stability Descriptions Characteristics
Urban roads Urban rail transit (URT) 40 Stable Metro; light rail transit (LRT) No traffic jams and traffic lights
Freeway 60 Urban high-speed road; ring road Seldom have traffic jams; no traffic lights
Major roads 55 Unstable Arterial road; secondary road Sometimes have traffic jams; many traffic lights
Minor roads 40 Tertiary road; fourth-class road; branch road Sometimes have traffic jams; fewer traffic lights
Rural roads 30 Stable Rural hardened road Seldom have traffic jams; no traffic lights