SOME INFLUENCES OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ON ROAD TRAFFIC

Some of the opportunities for municipal engineers to use technological developments in the road traffic field are described. National patterns of travel are discussed. Some of the basic ways in which transport planners and traffic engineers can influence traffic are considered, e.g. modifying overall demand for movement, changing patterns of traffic flow and altering the balance of traffic between modes. The possibility of maintaining an integrated computer-based system of information on public transport is discussed. Computer software developments which could improve traffic flow are described -these include signpost (place name selection and optimal route guidance), urban traffic control systems such as SCOOT which can achieve a saving of 10% in delays, the GUADRO computer model for calculating inter-urban traffic delays and associated road user costs. It is concluded that the gains from technology affect savings in travel time mainly. The benefits of these savings to the economy are discussed. (TRRL)

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  Kinslea Press Limited

  Central Buildings, 24 Southwark Street, London Bridge
  London,   England 
• Authors:
  • MARGASON, G
• Publication Date: 1982-9

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 228-234
• Serial:
  • MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
  • Volume: 109
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0263-788X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Economic benefits; Economics; Modal split; Savings; Technology; Time; Traffic; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Traffic engineering; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation; Travel; Travel demand; Travel patterns; Travel time
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems
• ITRD Terms: 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 9009: Decrease; 9010: Delay; 8673: Digital computer; 255: Economics; 9104: Guidance; 2755: Highway; 9108: Improvement; 8555: Information documentation; 699: Itinerary; 698: Journey; 696: Journey purpose; 697: Journey time; 1236: Lorry; 8645: Software; 3855: Technology; 5414: Time; 1186: Timetable; 755: Traffic; 641: Traffic composition; 654: Traffic control; 655: Traffic engineering; 671: Traffic flow; 553: Traffic sign; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392740
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM