TRAFFIC FLOW AT HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMPS IN URBAN AREAS--RESEARCH ON PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION THROUGH SIMULATION

VERKEHRSABLAUF AN AUTOBAHNEINFAHRTEN IN BALLUNGSRAEUMEN. LEISTUNGSFAEHIGKEITSUNTERSUCHUNGEN VERSCHIEDENER BAU-UND BETRIEBSFORMEWN MITTELS SIMULATION

This report used as its methods of computation those methods found in the Highway Capacity Manual of 1965. It defines the parameters of the research and gives traffic measurements, including desirable speeds, weaving section data, and limits of influencing vehicles. A vehicle following model, acceleration and braking capacity and behavior in the simulation model, theoretically determined vehicle following distance (time gaps), vehicle distribution over lanes, speed in the entrance ramp area, and changing lanes are also included in the study. The results of the simulation model are a number of recommendations for the construction of highway entrance ramps and for the operation of traffic flow at entrance ramps.

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  MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • VAUBEL, U O
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 77 p.
• Serial:
  • Forschung Straßenbau und Straßenverkehrstechnik
  • Issue Number: 167
  • Publisher: Bundesministerium für Verkehrs und digitale Infrastruktur
  • ISSN: 0344-0788

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Following distance; Highway operations; Mechanical acceleration; Ramps; Simulation; Traffic; Traffic flow; Traffic speed; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Following distance (Of vehicles)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072027
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Systems Center
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 1975 12:00AM