STAR TRAK HITS THE FAST LANE : A UK INTELLIGENT BUS PRIORITY SCHEME CATCHES THE EYE OF OVERSEAS OPERATORS

This article describes Star Trak, an intelligent bus priority/real time information system in operation in Leicester, U.K. The system uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to track vehicles and use the information for determining traffic signal priority, passenger information, and bus fleet management.

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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/13576542
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: January/February 2002
• Authors:
  • Jordan, Anne
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 43-44
• Serial:
  • ITS international. Vol. 8, Issue no. 1
  • ISSN: 1357-6542

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Traffic signal preemption
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00934575
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Dec 4 2002 12:00AM