ANALYZING VEHICULAR DELAY AT INTERSECTIONS THROUGH SIMULATION
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMULATION MODEL FOR THE INTERSECTION OF TWO 2-LANE TWO-DIRECTIONAL STREETS, WITH ONE STREET BEING CONTROLLED BY STOP SIGNS, IS DESCRIBED. THE LACK OF ADEQUATE MATHEMATICAL DISTRIBUTIONS DESCRIBING TRAFFIC BEHAVIOR AND THE FIELD STUDIES PERFORMED TO OBTAIN THESE DISTRIBUTIONS ARE DISCUSSED. THE ELABORATE TECHNIQUES USED TO TEST THE LOGIC OF THE MODEL BEFORE BEGINNING THE ANALYSIS ARE ALSO REVIEWED. THE SIMULATION RESULTS ARE PRESENTED. THE VARIABILITY OF VEHICULAR DELAY UNDER CONSTANT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IS DESCRIBED AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VEHICULAR DELAY AND INDIVIDUAL APPROACH VOLUMES AND TURNING MOVEMENTS ARE FORMULATED. A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE VALUE OF THIS RESEARCH AND THE GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF SIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO SOLVING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IS ALSO PRESENTED. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Kell, James H
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Conference:
- 41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 1962-1-8 to 1962-1-12
- Publication Date: 1962
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: No 356, pp 28-39, 8 FIG, 1 TAB, 6 REF
- Monograph Title: Theory of traffic flow
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Bulletin
- Issue Number: 356
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Intersections; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Physical distribution; Simulation; Traffic; Traffic delays; Traffic volume; Two lane highways; Vehicular phase
- Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Traffic analysis; Two way traffic
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00227070
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Aug 13 2004 6:56PM