CASE STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TRAFFIC-RESPONSIVE COMPUTERIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
This paper deals with the control of traffic flow through improved traffic-signal timing, specifically through real-time, traffic-responsive, traffic-signal systems utilizing digital computers and centralized monitoring stations. The first such system in the Southeast went on line in Atlanta in 1973. Extensive evaluations of the effectiveness of the traffic-responsive portion of the system have been performed. The impact on speed, stop probability, accidents, vehicle operating cost, motorist time costs, fuel consumption and air pollution has been determined and is summarized.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the International Federation of Automobile Control/International Foundation for Information Process/International Federation of Oper Research Society International Symposium: Control in Transportation Systems, Columbus, Ohio August 9-13, 1976.
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Corporate Authors:
International Federation of Automatic Control
EKONO, P.O.B. 27
Helsinki 13, Finland -
Authors:
- Parsonson, P S
- Thomas Jr, J M
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1976
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 329-337
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Actuated traffic signal controllers; Air pollution; Computers; Crash rates; Digital computers; Fuel consumption; Highway traffic control; Information processing; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Speed; Traffic actuated controllers; Traffic control; Traffic control devices; Traffic crashes; Traffic signals
- Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents; Timing
- Old TRIS Terms: On line computers; Traffic control systems; Traffic response systems
- Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00156418
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM