VEHICLE DETECTOR PLACEMENT FOR HIGH-SPEED, ISOLATED TRAFFIC-ACTUATED INTERSECTION CONTROL. VOLUME I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The study was undertaken to improve understanding of how to place vehicle detectors at high-speed (at least 35 mph), isolated, traffic-actuated intersections, and how to test and evaluate alternative detector/controller configurations for intersection traffic safety and efficiency. This volume provides a general overview of project results including the other two volumes, and has appendices that summarize the characteristics of the main types of advanced detection that were investigated.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available in set of 3 reports PC E09, PB-273 379-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  Urban Interface Group

  1015 Madison Place
  Laguna Beach, CA  United States  92651

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Sackman, H
  • Monahan, B
  • Parsonson, P S
  • Trevino, A F
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Actuated traffic signal controllers; Actuating systems; Behavior; Design; Detectors; Drivers; Field tests; Highway traffic; Highway traffic control; Intersections; Location; Motion; Motor vehicles; Positioning; Psychological conflict; Shape; Speed; Speed control; Traffic actuated controllers; Traffic engineering; Traffic safety; Traffic signals; Traffic speed; Trucks; Vehicle detectors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Configuration
• Old TRIS Terms: Actuation; Intersection speed control; Placement; Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168899
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-77- 31 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-8860
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM