A STUDY OF THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERSECTIONS
TOTAL DELAY IN AN INTERSECTION IS STUDIED AS A MEASURE OF SIGNALIZATION EFFECTIVENESS. MANUAL COLLECTION METHODS ARE COMBINED WITH COMPUTER SENSOR SYSTEM COLLECTION EFFORTS. THE INDEPENDENTLY-DRAWN RESULTS ARE COMPARED AND THEIR RELATIVE USEFULLNESS IN EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE SIGNALIZATION MODES ARE DISCUSSED. A METHOD FOR IMPROVING INTERSECTION SIGNALIZATION IN TERMS OF MINIMIZING VEHICLE QUEUE LENGTH DELAY AND RED SIGNAL VIOLATORS IS SUGGESTED BY THE ANALYSIS RESULTS. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Rept No IND-FL-17-70-1
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Corporate Authors:
Indiana University, Bloomington
Institute for Research in Public Safety
Bloomington, IN United States 47401 -
Authors:
- JOSCELYN, K B
- Bryan, T H
- Goldenbaum, D M
- Publication Date: 1970-11
Media Info
- Pagination: 48 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Intersections; Traffic delays; Traffic signals
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226575
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM