TRAFFIC CIRCLE MODEL

THE REPORT DESCRIBES A DYNAMIC MODEL OF A TRAFFIC CIRCLE WHICH HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED ON A CRT DISPLAY TERMINAL. THE MODEL INCLUDES SUFFICIENT PARAMETERS TO ALLOW CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE FREQUENCY OF TRAFFIC INTRODUCED TO THE CIRCLE BY EACH ENTERING ROAD, THE MODEL OF ENTERING THE CIRCLE (RIGHT OF WAY), THE FREQUENCY OF TRAFFIC LEAVING THE CIRCLE BY EACH ROAD, AND VEHICULAR SPACING TOWARD THE CIRCLE. /NTIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract DOT-TSC-16 Rept No DOT-TSC-OST-71-6
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation System Center

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• Authors:
  • Englander, I
• Publication Date: 1971-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cathode ray tubes; Mathematical models; Traffic circles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227381
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM