TRAFFIC-CONTROL POLICY IN AMSTERDAM

VERKEERSREGELBELEID IN AMSTERDAM

A signalized intersection must, of course, in the first place be safe. Additionally the following requirements have to be met: the traffic-control must be simple; i.e. there are no exclusive phases that are not strictly necessary. The traffic control must be credible; i.e. the road user understands why he is waiting for the red traffic light. The inconvenience for the traffic (delay, stops) and the surroundings (noise) must be minimized according to predetermined aims. The inconvenience can be expressed in a performance index which can be calculated for a given situation (for instance with the help of a simulation model). Thus the possibility is given to optimize (fixed-time or vehicle-actuated) traffic controls. (TRRL)

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference papers of the Working Days on Traffic Engineering 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Werkdagcommissie

  P. O. Box 163
  Driebergen-Rijsenbur,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • WILSON, A
• Publication Date: 1983-4

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 571-584
• Serial:
  • Bijdragen Verkeerskundige Werkdagen 1983
  • Publisher: Werkdagcommissie

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comprehension; Conferences; Intersections; Minimization; Optimization; Policy; Pretimed traffic signal controllers; Signalized intersections; Simulation; Sound; Traffic actuated controllers; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Traffic noise; Traffic signals; Travelers; Waiting time
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 2209: Comprehension; 8525: Conference; 455: Junction; 8078: Netherlands; 1755: Road user; 9103: Simulation; 6748: Sound; 654: Traffic control; 565: Traffic signal; 557: Vehicle actuated; 9100: Waiting time
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Society; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382910
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 90-6628-2CPL
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM