Road Transport System
In this section you will learn more about the road
transport system. Road transport consists of different elements, which
will be explained to you according to the conceptual system model of
transport and traffic.
5. Roads
On this page, you will learn more about the element infrastructure. In case of the road transport system, "Roads" are representing the infrastructure of the road transport system.
edu sharing object
As you have already learned, road infrastructure is required to generate road traffic.
There are different types of roads like:
- federal highways
- federal roads
- state roads
- districts roads
- private roads
These road classes differ in terms of their connecting function and meaning, their standard distance range and their target car driving speed.
The geometric and weight-related dimensions of the trucks permitted on European roads differ in part. This is usually based on a social dialogue about the costs of providing the road infrastructure and possible consequences of the accident.
In addition, there is
the question of a modal shift from the more environmentally friendly
means of transport, rail and ship, in the past to the truck if its
efficiency is increased.
The relation between roads and facilities is called land use.
The relation between roads and facilities is called land use.
Land use
Land use
- is the location of facilities at specific sites.
- is the combined result of public planning and complex market mechanisms.
- may be seen as an interaction between a planned facility and infrastructure in its widest sense.
- results in giving the facility a permanent address.
Literature
Flämig, H., Sjöstedt, L., Hertel, C. (2002): Multimodal Transport: An Integrated Element for Last-Mile-Solutions?
Proceedings, part 1; International Congress on Freight Transport
Automation and Multimodality: Organisational and Technological
Innovations. Delft, 23 & 24 May 2002. (modification of Sjöstedt
1996)
International Transport Forum (2019): Permissible maximum weights of lorries in Europe. URL: https://www.itf-oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/weights-2019.pdf (last access: 30.03.2022)
International Transport Forum (2019): Permissible maximum weights of lorries in Europe. URL: https://www.itf-oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/weights-2019.pdf (last access: 30.03.2022)