A NOTE ON A TRAFFIC COUNTING DISTRIBUTION

THE AUTHOR FORMULATES AND DERIVES A DISCRETE TRAFFIC COUNTING DISTRIBUTION AND A PASSING RULE WHICH LEAD TO BUNCHES OF ZERO OR ONE 'FAST' VEHICLE BEHIND A 'SLOW' VEHICLE. 'SLOW' VEHICLES ARE DISTRIBUTED IN A POISSON FASHION AND, EXCEPT FOR THOSE INSTANTS AT WHICH PASSING OCCURS, THE CONSTRAINED OR 'FAST' VEHICLES FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY BEHIND A 'SLOW' ONE. THE COUNTING DISTRIBUTION IS A SIMPLE EXAMPLE OF ONE IN WHICH SUCCESSIVE INTER-VEHICLE SPACINGS HAVE THE MARKOV PROPERTY. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 13, No 2, PP 171-178, 4 FIG, 3 REF
• Authors:
  • Oliver, R M
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Operational Research Quarterly /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mathematical analysis; Passing; Physical distribution; Poisson ratio; Spacing; Traffic counting; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Poissons ratio
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227750
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 2004 1:45AM