AN INVESTIGATION OF PRACTICABILITY OF SOME TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS

The range of applicability of some traffic flow models is discussed on the basis of experimental data obtained on different roads in the USSR. Each traffic flow model was found to be practicable only for a certain traffic volume. Through the analysis of the range of applicability of the various traffic flow models the boundaries of different traffic flow states and various levels of service were found. Knowledge of such boundaries is especially important for traffic flow simulation on digital computers and for defining the optimal levels of service which should be provided on roads. /TRRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Transportation and Traffic Theory. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, August 26-28, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Elsevier

  Radarweg 29
  Amsterdam,   Netherlands  1043 NX
• Authors:
  • Babkov, V F
  • Silyanov, V V
  • Buckley, D
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 247-264
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company
  • Publisher: Elsevier

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Conferences; Digital computers; Distributions (Statistics); Evaluation and assessment; Level of service; Mathematical models; Simulation; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation; Traffic volume
• Geographic Terms: Former Soviet Union
• ITRD Terms: 4006: Aerial photography; 8525: Conference; 8673: Digital computer; 6572: Distribution (stat); 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 653: Level of service; 6473: Mathematical model; 9103: Simulation; 671: Traffic flow; 8123: USSR
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152907
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM