THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VARIOUS ROAD SURFACE PROPERTIES FOR TRAFFIC AND SURROUNDINGS

This report lists the impact of various road surface properties on: trafficability; travelling time ; road safety ; comfort ; vehicle wear ; fuel consumption ; travelling; route selection ; freight damage ; tyre-road noise ; pollution ; the durability of the road ; winter road maintenance. This document is also available at Internet http://www.vti.se/pdf/reports/N71A-2000.pdf. There is also a version in Swedish: "Betydelsen av olika karakteristika hos belaeggningsytan foer trafik och omgivning" VTI-notat 71-2000. (A)