A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR FREEWAY AND HIGHWAY CAPACITY

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR FREEWAY AND HIGHWAY CAPACITY. THE PROGRAM MAY BE USED IN CALCULATING SERVICE VOLUME, NUMBER OF LANES, OR LEVEL OF SERVICE. THE CALCULATION IS BASED ON THE PROCEDURES GIVEN IN THE 1965 HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL. THIS PAPER INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: (1) CODING INSTRUCTIONS FOR DATA CARDS, (2) INITIAL COMPUTER CHECKS, (3) COMPUTER CAPACITY CALCULATIONS, (4) COMPUTER OUTPUT, AND (5) COMPUTER PROGRAM VALIDATION. TWO EXAMPLES OF INPUT AND OUTPUT DATA ARE PROVIDED. /BPR

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol38, pp 44-49
• Authors:
  • Collins, F L
  • May, A D
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coding systems; Computer programs; Freeways; Highway capacity; Information processing; Level of service; Traffic volume
• Old TRIS Terms: Coding; Freeway capacity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227177
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Traffic Systems Reviews & Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 18 1971 12:00AM