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Suggested Citation:"Contents." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2011. Speed Reduction Techniques for Rural High-to-Low Speed Transitions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22890.
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Suggested Citation:"Contents." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2011. Speed Reduction Techniques for Rural High-to-Low Speed Transitions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22890.
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CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 3 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background, 3 Synthesis Objectives, 4 Study Approach, 4 Report Organization, 5 6 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Effectiveness Studies, 6 Documented Practices and Guidance, 36 Summary of Literature Review, 49 50 CHAPTER THREE SURVEY RESULTS Survey Procedures, 50 Survey Responses, 50 56 CHAPTER FOUR HIGH-TO-LOW SPEED TRANSITION TOOLBOX 72 CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS 74 REFERENCES 77 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 78 APPENDIX A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 91 APPENDIX B SURVEY RESPONSES

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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 412: Speed Reduction Techniques for Rural High-to-Low Speed Transitions explores techniques for lowering traffic speeds in rural transition zones. Transition zones are those portions of high-speed roads that have lower posted speed limits as the roadway approaches a settlement.

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