PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY AT A SIGNAL - CONTROLLED JUNCTION: AN EXPERIMENT IN BERN, SWITZERLAND

DELAYS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT AT PEAK HOURS AT AN INTERSECTION HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY ABOUT 50 PERCENT BY MODIFYING THE PHASE ORDER OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO GIVE TWO GREEN PER CYCLE IN THE DIRECTION USED BY BUSES AND TRAMS; AN ADDITIONAL REDUCTION OF ABOUT 25 PERCENT IN AVERAGE TRAM DELAY HAS BEEN ACHIEVED BY EXTENDING THE TRAM GREEN WITH DETECTORS. /TEC/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410683
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 12, No 8, PP 417-419, 4 FIG, 1 TAB, 3 REF
• Authors:
  • Vincent, R A
  • Hoppe, K
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Public transit; Signalized intersections; Strategic planning; Traffic congestion; Turning traffic
• Uncontrolled Terms: Turning movements
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225929
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 10 1971 12:00AM