SOME FACTORS AFFECTING THE CAPACITY OF A SERIES OF SIGNALISED INTERSECTIONS

Performance characteristics of intersections are examined to explore the possibility of improving the main stream capacity of a weak intersection. Input and output characteristics of a typical intersection are considered as a means of identifying weak intersections. The effect of queue length on capacity is discussed. The treatment considers only saturated bands, though it is thought that free-flowing bands are only encountered between the first few intersections and that they may be treated in a similar fashion. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Vaughan, R J
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 426-427
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway capacity; Intersections; Percent saturation; Queuing; Signalized intersections; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Traffic signals
• Uncontrolled Terms: Intersection capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems
• ITRD Terms: 643: Capacity (road, footway); 632: Congestion (traffic); 5907: Degree of saturation (mater); 455: Junction; 6594: Queue; 654: Traffic control; 671: Traffic flow; 565: Traffic signal
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133692
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 1976 12:00AM