RESPONSE OF EMERGENCY UNITS - THE EFFECTS OF BARRIERS, DISCRETE STREETS, AND ONE-WAY STREETS

• NCJ Number: 7097
• Author(s): R C LARSON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 31 pages
• Grant Number(s): H 1056
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
• Corporate Author: New York City-Rand Institute
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS FOR DETERMINING ESTIMATES OF TRAVEL DISTANCES FOR URBAN EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

Abstract

IN REALISTIC URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER BARRIERS (E.G., RIVERS) AND ONE-WAY STREETS WHICH IMPEDE RAPID RESPONSE. FORMULAS ARE DERIVED FOR THE INCREASE IN MEAN TRAVEL DISTANCE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH IMPEDIMENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT).