BUS SELECTIVE DETECTION IN SWANSEA
A report is presented of the bus priority scheme developed for Swansea by the West Glamorgan county council, using selective detection of buses at traffic signals. A survey of the scheme carried out by the TRRL was based on the inbound part of the system shortly after installation, which showed sections that were particularly disbeneficial to traffic other than buses. This report gives details of the modifications made to reduce these disbenefits and also details the bus time savings made on the outbound routes. The modifications have improved operations with relatively little net disbenefit with time savings being shown on both the inbound and outbound routes. The savings have enabled the bus company to re-route most of the city centre services without the penalty of additional buses or crews. (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Department for Transport, England
Traffic Advisory Unit, 2 Marsham Street
London, England SW1P 3EB -
Authors:
- Collier, J C
- Publication Date: 1980
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 20 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle monitoring; Bus priority; Buses; Detection and identification; Detectors; Evaluation and assessment; Intersections; Operations research; Planning; Public transit; Traffic flow; Traffic signal preemption; Traffic signals; Transportation operations; Urban areas
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 9115: Detection; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 455: Junction; 9055: Operational research; 1144: Operations (transp network); 143: Planning; 648: Priority (traffic); 744: Public transport; 565: Traffic signal; 8119: United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00381474
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM