BENEFITS GAINED BY RESPONSIVE AND TRAFFIC ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS IN SAO PAULO

This paper presents the results of three surveys conducted in Sao Paulo, Brazil, regarding the implementation of real time traffic control systems. It was shown that using the SCOOT system led to significant improvements in traffic congestion.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1998 Institution of Electrical Engineers, London
• Corporate Authors:

  Highways Agency

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  TRL

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  Howard Humphreys Transport Planning

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  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Great Britain)

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  University of Nottingham. Transport Research Group

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  Transport And Travel Research Ltd

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• Authors:
  • Mazzamatti, M V
• Conference:
  • International Conference on Road Transport Information and Control (9th : 1998 : London, England). Ninth International Conference on Road Transport Information and Control : 21-23 April 1998, London
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 114-118

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptive control; Traffic control; Traffic signals
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783104
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Feb 16 2000 12:00AM