Abstract:In order to improve driving safety and comfort and make up for the deficiency of the current design method of road transition curve length, this paper studies the value of road minimum transition curve length from many aspects.?In view of the limitations of the specification for the minimum transition curve length of urban roads and the problems existing in the design, the calculation method of the minimum transition curve length and the emphasis of the specification were analyzed and studied. For the first time, a model for calculating the minimum transition curve length of urban roads was proposed under the conditions of satisfying the change rate of vehicle centrifugal acceleration, considering driver operation reaction time, ultra-high factors and visual aesthetics. The calculation results are as follows: (1) Considering the driver’s reaction time, the calculation result is compatible with the standard value; ((2) under the condition of considering the change rate of vehicle centrifugal acceleration, when the design speed is less than or equal to 50km/h, the calculation result is consistent with the specification value, when the design speed is greater than 50km/h, the calculation result is slightly higher than the specification value; (3) considering the ultra-high factor, the calculation result is 1.5-3.4 times of the specification value.?(4) under the condition of considering visual aesthetics, when R has no superelevation radius and the design speed is less than or equal to 50km/h, it is suitable for the specification value. When the design speed is greater than 50km/h, the calculation result is 1.3 times of the specification value. Research conclusions: (1) When the superelevation of the circular curve is not involved, the effects of factors such as the change rate of centrifugal acceleration and the driver's operation reaction time on the length of the transition curve are emphatically considered. when the design speed is less than or equal to 50km/h, the minimum length of the transition curve is consistent with the value of the specification, and when the design speed is greater than 50km/h, the length of the minimum transition curve is 5m larger than the value of the specification; (2)when the superelevation factor is involved, the influence of factors such as the rate of change of vehicle centrifugal acceleration, driver's operating reaction time, ultra high factors and visual aesthetics on the length of relaxation curve should be considered comprehensively.