THE ASSESSMENTS OF BENEFITS OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL IN AN AREA

TAKING THE GLASGOW EXPERIMENT AS AN EXAMPLE, THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO FIND OUT WHETHER BENEFITS CAN BE DERIVED FROM CONTROL CO-ORDINATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN A TOWN AND WHICH CONTROL SYSTEMS PRODUCE THE GREATEST BENEFIT. CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING DIFFERENT CONTROL SCHEMES INCLUDE JOURNEY TIME, FREQUENCY OF STOP, SAFETY, CAPACITY AND THE EFFECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. /RRL/

• Authors:
  • Holroyd, J
• Publication Date: 1968-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Plng Transp Res & Computation Proc /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Highway capacity; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Traffic signal control systems; Travel time
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225295
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 42-44
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM