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Under free-flow conditions, the circulation of a given vehicle is not constrained by the presence of other vehicles, and the driver's speed choice reflects the driver's response to the geometric features of the road and roadside interference, as well as the driver's perception of risk. Many studies concerned with the effects of road characteristics, design features in particular, on vehicle speed have been conducted in several countries in recent decades. These studies have provided useful tools for modeling speed and evaluating alignment consistency. This paper presents an exponential free-flow speed model, applicable to both curves and tangents, developed for two-lane highways in Portugal. The variables included in the model are representative not only of the road element under consideration (curve or tangent) but also of the preceding road section and of the visual field downstream from the element. The results from this model are compared with other authors\u2019 results and with the guidelines in the Highway Capacity Manual 2010. 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