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 |