SOME TRAFFIC PARAMETERS AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS

FUNCTIONS THAT ARE USEFUL FOR THE EFFECTIVE DESIGN OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING ARE DEVELOPED. INTERSECTION CAPACITY IS A FUNCTION OF STARTING DELAY AND VEHICLE SPACING, FOR WHICH SPECIFIC MEASURES ARE GIVEN. EQUIVALENCIES FOR TRUCK TURNING, FOR RIGHT TURNING, AND FOR OPPOSING LEFT TURNING VEHICLES WERE MEASURED FOR COMPARISON TO THE ABOVE HIGHWAY PARAMETERS. AN EXPRESSION FOR AMBER USED EFFECTIVELY AS GREEN IS DERIVED, AS A FUNCTION OF APPROACH SPEED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 41, No 11, PP 33-36, 3 FIG, 2 TAB, 12 REF
• Authors:
  • Carstens, R L
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clearance interval (Traffic signal cycle); Headways; Highway capacity; Intersections; Research; Spacing; Traffic; Traffic delays; Traffic signal timing; Traffic surveys; Yellow interval (Traffic signal cycle)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Intersection capacity; Traffic studies
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic research
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226297
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 22 1972 12:00AM