Research Article

Influences of Exit Advance Guide Signs on the Trajectory and Speed of Passenger Cars in Highway Tunnels

Table 5

Vehicle speed and acceleration within 100 m before and after the lane change position.

Service levelWorking conditionBefore 100 m (km/h)Before 50 m (km/h)At the lane line crossing position (km/h)After 50 m (km/h)After 100 m (km/h)Acceleration (m·s−2)

First level167.7865.4563.1561.1758.69−0.14
266.4263.7660.7458.7957.50−0.11
368.2266.1064.3062.0659.93−0.14
467.1164.8262.6660.7358.96−0.09
567.3064.3462.3260.5359.12−0.14
667.6264.9562.6960.6859.30−0.11

Second level166.7664.0761.5359.3357.48−0.14
262.5660.9958.4357.0155.69−0.12
367.3464.3261.8760.2959.20−0.15
466.2763.6861.4458.7756.91−0.11
568.2965.8963.7261.6460.72−0.09
668.1865.4763.1561.4859.87−0.12

Third level161.6459.3257.2155.2854.20−0.10
260.2958.2456.3054.5553.54−0.08
361.6959.2857.1055.4754.34−0.09
461.3759.3957.2355.8355.15−0.06
563.0261.0559.5258.3457.33−0.04
662.3960.3758.8257.6256.91−0.04