ELECTRONIC AIDS FOR FREEWAY OPERATION.

THIS REPORT CONSIDERS THE WAYS IN WHICH ELECTRONIC AIDS COULD BE USED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC PERFORMANCE AND CONDITIONS ON FREEWAYS. SOME DETAILS OF TYPES OF DETECTORS, DATA TRANSMISSION, MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, AND METHODS OF CONTROL ARE GIVEN. COMPLETE CONTROL SYSTEMS ALREADY IN OPERATION OR BEING INSTALLED ARE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY. THE POSSIBILITY OF CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF THE USE OF ELECTRONIC AIDS, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS, IS DISCUSSED. PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ARE MADE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: USE OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN LANES, CONTROL OF SPEED OR HEADWAYS, PREDICTIVE INFORMATION TO DRIVERS BEFORE THEY ENTER URBAN MOTORWAYS, RAMP METERING, AND CORRIDOR CONTROL. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  2, rue André Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775 Paris Cedex 16
• Publication Date: 0

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 64 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Data communications; Detectors; Driver information systems; Economic impacts; Electronic equipment; Freeway operations; Headways; Ramps; Social factors; Traffic control devices; Traffic signal hardware
• Old TRIS Terms: Detecting devices; Electronic devices; Metering
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226921
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM