THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCOOT IN THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN IN THE NETHERLANDS

The application of SCOOT in Nijmegen to an area including 40 intersections is outlined and the results discussed. Details are given of gating, bus priority and treatment of the main roundabout at Keizer Karelplein. Experience of operating the system since October 1993 is described. As the Nijmegen road network was known to be particularly sensitive to congestion, the congestion importance factors on all links leaving the roundabout were set to the highest value and adjustments made to filter links. A further safeguard against congestion was the installation of congestion detector loops. The views of some of the system's operators are reported. For the covering abstract see IRRD 865401.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Electrical Engineers

  Savoy Place
  London WC2R 0BL, NY  England  10016-5997
• Authors:
  • Middelham, F
  • DIBBITS, J
  • FRANSEN, W
• Conference:
  • SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROAD TRAFFIC MONITORING AND CONTROL, 26-28 APRIL 1994. PROCEEDINGS. (IEE CONFERENCE PUBLICATION 391)
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 68-72

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Conferences; Control; Detection and identification; Detectors; Networks; Roads; Roundabouts; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic signal control systems; Traffic signal cycle; Traffic signal preemption
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 3874: Control; 576: Cycle (traffic signals); 9115: Detection; 597: Linked signals; 8078: Netherlands; 648: Priority (traffic); 438: Roundabout; 654: Traffic control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00668579
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 16 1994 12:00AM