TRAFFIC ENGINEERING--MYTHS AND REALITIES

One of the greatest obstacles a professional traffic engineer faces in applying sound principles of traffic control is that everyone who has a driver's license is convinced that they are traffic experts. Consequently, the traffic engineer is often given not only the diagnosis of a traffic problem, but a remedy as well. This article reviews some of the myths and realities pertaining to traffic engineering and traffic controls, then looks at a few of the common traffic controls (pedestrian crosswalks, traffic signals, speed limits, flashing beacons) in view of these myths and realities.

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• Authors:
  • Burritt, B E
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 63-64
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 121
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beacons; Crosswalks; Flashing beacons; Speed limits; Traffic engineering; Traffic signals
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00490630
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1990 12:00AM