UNDERSTANDING TRAFFIC FLOW AT AND NEAR CAPACITY

A new approach to understanding the observed behavior of freeway traffic has been proposed, based on catastrophe theory. The latter is a mathematical approach that allows for both continuous and discountinuous variables. A summary is presented of the ideas incorporated in the theory, and illustrates them with data from one freeway system in southern Ontario. The new aooprach not only resolves the observed speed discontinuity but also offers a new procedure for managing freeway operations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Navin
  • Hall, F
• Publication Date: 1989-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 31-35
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 59
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeway operations; Freeways; Highway capacity; Highway traffic; Highway traffic control; Traffic flow
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486807
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM