AN INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SYSTEM FOR VULNERABLE ROAD USERS

This report examines the feasibility of developing a traffic system that meets the needs of vulnerable road users (VRUs) (namely pedestrians and cyclists) both in terms of travel and safety. The project involved developing a set of models of the traffic system that incorporate vulnerable road users as an integral part. Additionally the project evaluated a number of Road Transport Informatics (RTI) applications in signalling and junction control, in order to ascertain what benefits can be obtained for vulnerable road users by such measures. This project arose partly due to concerns that the development of advanced traffic systems may have detrimental effects on pedestrians and cyclists.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1992 Published By: Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds Leeds, England
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Leeds

  Institute for Transport Studies
  Leeds, West Yorkshire  United Kingdom  LS2 9JT

  DRIVE (Program : European Communities)

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• Authors:
  • Carsten, O M J
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 65 p.
• Serial:
  • University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies Working Paper
  • Publisher: University of Leeds

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pedestrians; Safety; Traffic signals
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00784883
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: Working paper 353
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 17 2000 12:00AM