MEASURES TAKEN BY TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS TO COMBAT THE EVIL OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION

BECAUSE PRIVATE CARS ARE CONGESTING ROADS, THE QUALITY OF MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IS DETERIORATING. THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD MAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORT MORE ATTRACTIVE IS TO RESTORE PUNCTUALITY AND REGULARITY OF SERVICE. THE RELIABILITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS THE DECISIVE FACTOR IN AN INDIVIDUAL'S CHOICE BETWEEN PRIVATE OR PUBLIC TRANSPORT. ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES TO HELP TRAFFIC FLOW ARE NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE IN HIGHLY CONGESTED AREAS. THUS TRANSPORT AGENCIES ARE DEVELOPING INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WITH SOME FORM OF A CENTRAL CONTROL ROOM OR TRAFFIC REGULATING POST FROM WHICH ORDERS CAN BE ISSUED TO KEEP THE SERVICES MOVING. THE PRESENT STATE-OF-THE-ART IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFERS A NUMBER OF POSSIBILITIES, AND RESEARCH CONTINUES IN THESE AREAS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 1, pp 1-68, 51 FIG, 6 TAB, 42 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

  37th International Congress
  ,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • BROUWER, P
• Publication Date: 1967

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Control systems; Highway planning; Improvements; Public transit; Roads; Scheduling; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road improvements; Traffic patterns
• Old TRIS Terms: Electric communication systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225231
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 19 1994 12:00AM