PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY IN SIGNAL-CONTROLLED NETWORKS

ELEMENTS OF TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY, A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE SIMULATION MODEL "TRANSYT," AND MEASUREMENTS CONDUCTED BY THE FLOATING-CAR METHOD WERE COMBINED IN AN EXPERIMENT TO TEST THE TRAFFIC-FLOW EFFECTS OF A COMPUTERIZED SIGNAL NETWORK IN WHICH METERING WORKED IN ONE CASE TO THE ADVANTAGE OF PRIVATE CARS AND IN THE SECOND TO THAT OF BUSES. THE CRITERION WAS PASSENGERS MOVED PER UNIT OT TIME, GIVEN CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT BUS LOADING AND PASSENGER CAR EQUIVALENCE. IT WAS FOUND THAT WHEREAS THERE WAS LITTLE ADVANTAGE TO EITHER SYSTEM UNDER CONDITIONS OF MIDDAY TRAFFIC IN A DISTRICT OF BERN, SWITZERLAND, THE BUS PRIORITY SYSTEM WAS 11% BETTER AT THE 0.1% CONFIDENCE LEVEL. EXPLANATIONS FOR THESE RESULTS ARE GIVEN, AND SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SIGNALLING SYSTEM.

• Authors:
  • Hoppe, K
  • Vincent, R A
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 266-8
• Serial:
  • Uitp Revue /Belgium/
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Information processing; Traffic signal control systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226679
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1973 12:00AM