THE STATE INTERSECTION CONTROL PROGRAMME (STATCON)

Victoria has embarked on a programme of controlling intersections by stop signs, give way signs and traffic signals and has thus created a system of priority roads throughout the state. This programme is known as the state Intersection Control Programme (STATCON). The paper deals with the reasons as to why STATCON should have happened. It reviews road types and intersection classifications against accident occurrence. The paper further deals with the execution of the programme in the Melbourne metropolitan area and the results of the introduction of a priority roads system over some 3000 km of roads in terms of flows and accidents. The priority road system has been introduced with a transfer of traffic from residential street to arterials and with a reduction in delay per vehicle to traffic on the arterials. /Author/TRRL/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the Australian Road Research Board.
• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Andreassend, D C
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 32-39
• Serial:
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Conferences; Crash rates; Crashes; Highways; Intersections; Signalized intersections; Strategic planning; Traffic control; Traffic crashes; Traffic delays; Traffic flow; Traffic regulations; Traffic signal preemption; Traffic signals; Traffic signs
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1612: Accident rate; 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 2755: Highway; 455: Junction; 648: Priority (traffic); 654: Traffic control; 671: Traffic flow; 1544: Traffic regulations; 553: Traffic sign; 565: Traffic signal
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164183
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM