ELECTRONIC AIDS FOR FREEWAY OPERATION

THIS REPORT CONSIDERS THE WAYS IN WHICH ELECTRONIC AIDS CAN 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 FOR RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF THE USE OF ELECTRONIC AIDS, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS, ARE DISCUSSED. PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ARE MADE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: USE OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN LANES, CONTROL OF SPEEDS OR HEADWAYS, PREDICTIVE INFORMATION BEFORE USING THE FREEWAYS, RAMP METERING AND CORRIDOR CONTROL. /HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 63 Pp, Tabs, REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  2, rue André Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775 Paris Cedex 16
• Publication Date: 1971-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data communications; Detectors; Electronic equipment; Freeway operations; Traffic flow
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronic devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226270
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 23 1972 12:00AM