M4 MOTORWAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION. PART 2: HESTON CONTROL CENTER. PART 3: OUTSTATION EQUIPMENT. PART 4: TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND ACCIDENT DATA

THE FIRST ARTICLE GIVES A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW MOTORWAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM BROUGHT INTO OPERATION ON 14 MILES OF THE LONDON END OF THE M4 ON MARCH 21, 1969. THE SECOND DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE COMPUTERIZED CONTROL CENTER LOCATED IN A NEW POLICE BUILDING ERECTED ON THE MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA AT HESTON. IN THE THIRD ARTICLE, DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE EQUIPMENT (DETECTORS, TELEPHONES, AND CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION) INSTALLED ON THE MOTORWAY ITSELF. THE LAST ARTICLE IS CONCERNED WITH TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ON THE M4, INCLUDING DRIVER BEHAVIOUR AND THE ROLE OF THE POLICE, AND PRESENTS SOME ACCIDENT DATA. /RRL/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410683
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 10, No 12, PP 600-2/5, 8 FIG, 8 TAB, 8 PHOT
• Authors:
  • Duff, J T
  • Candy, P J
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Closed circuit television; Control devices; Detectors; Drivers; Highways; Information processing; Police; Statistics; Telephone; Traffic control; Traffic crashes; Traffic surveillance
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway statistics; Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225298
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 9 1971 12:00AM