Intro
Preface
Contents
1: Introduction
1.1 Historical Review of Country Roads and Motorways
1.2 Development of Transport
1.3 Road Planning Objectives
2: Road Network Design
2.1 Functions of the Roads
2.2 Category Groups
2.3 Connection Function
2.4 Road Networks in Europe and Germany
3: Targets with Measurement and Description Variables
3.1 Target Field Traffic Quality
3.2 Target Field Road Safety
3.3 Target Field Environment
3.4 Target Field Costs
4: Usage Requirements
5: Planning Process

5.1 General Transport Planning and Consideration Process
5.2 Planning Process for Motorways and Rural Roads
6: Road Categories and Design Classes
6.1 Motorways
6.2 Country Roads
7: Design Characteristics of the Design Classes
7.1 Motorways
7.2 Country Roads
7.2.1 Country Roads of EKL 1
7.2.2 Country Roads of the EKL 2
7.2.3 Country Roads of the EKL 3
7.2.4 Country Roads of the EKL 4
7.2.5 Dual Two-lane Rural Roads
8: Vehicle Dynamics
8.1 State of the Art
8.2 Driver-Vehicle-Road Space: Control Loop
8.2.1 Driver
8.2.2 Vehicle

8.2.3 Driving Resistances
8.2.4 Tractive and Braking Forces
8.2.5 The Street
8.3 Coefficients of Friction
8.4 Driving Dynamics of the Individual Vehicle
8.4.1 Driving on a Straight, Horizontal Road
8.4.2 Driving on a Straight Line with a Gradient
8.4.3 Driving through Curves
8.5 Driving Dynamics Derivation of Design Variables in the RAS-L 95
8.5.1 Speeds
8.5.2 Minimum Radii
8.5.3 Required Sight Distance
9: Standard Cross-sections
9.1 State of the Art
9.1.1 Road Safety
9.1.2 Traffic Flow
9.1.3 Status of the Guidelines

9.2 Standard Cross-sections for Motorways
9.2.1 Standard Cross-sections for Motorways of the EKA 1
9.2.2 Standard Cross-sections for Motorways of the EKA 2
9.2.3 Standard Cross-sections for Motorways of the EKA 3
9.2.4 Definition of Standard Cross-sections for Motorways
9.2.4.1 Quality Criteria
9.2.4.2 Traffic Flow on Motorway Sections
9.2.5 Standard Cross-sections for Bridges
9.3 Standard Cross-sections for Rural Roads
9.3.1 Standard Cross-sections for Roads of EKL 1
9.3.2 Standard Cross-sections for Roads of EKL 2
9.3.3 Standard Cross-sections for Roads of EKL 3

9.3.4 Standard Cross-sections for Roads of the EKL 4
9.3.5 Standard Cross-section for Roads from EKL 1 to EKL 3 with Very High Traffic Demand
9.3.6 Design of Standard Cross-sections for Rural Roads
9.3.6.1 Quality Criteria
9.3.6.2 Influencing Factors
Cross-section
9.3.6.3 Length of Double and Single Lane Sections on Three-lane Roads
9.3.6.4 Line Management
9.3.6.5 Longitudinal Slope
9.3.6.6 Curvature and Overtaking Possibility
9.3.6.7 Control Conditions
9.3.6.8 Traffic Intensity and Composition
9.3.6.9 Environmental Conditions
9.3.6.10 Speed Flow Relation