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GCat: Ops, Maintenance, Safety
MCat: Operations
Cat: Traffic Flow

Traffic flow theory and characteristics. Traffic flow theory as it relates to planning and operating transportations systems.

14 Resources
Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering [pdf] [34411] ?

Estimating the safety impacts of various types of engineering improvements.

Empirical Studies on Traffic Flow in Inclement Weather [31179] ?

Report analyzes how weather impacts macroscopic traffic flow.

Four-Lane to Three-Lane Conversion Case Study [33592] ?

Video and powerpoint of seminar on lane conversions.

Impact of Trucks on Arterial LOS and Freeway Work Zone Capacity [32389] ?

Two part report on the effect of large trucks on traffic flow through intersections and work zones.

Moving Bottlenecks: A Numerical Method that Converges in Flows [pdf] [31851] ?

This paper presents a numerical method to model kinematic wave (KW) traffic streams containing slow vehicles.

Road Safety Audits - Video [36517] ?

Provides a background for public agencies to draw upon when developing their own Road Safety Audit (RSA)

Safety Evaluation of Center Two-Way Left-Turn Lanes on Two-Lane Roads [33528] ?

Designed to reduce the frequency of head-on crashes and rear-end crashes involving a turning vehicle.

Safety Performance of Urban and Suburban Arterials [pdf] [34401] ?

How to predict safety performance.

Traffic Analysis Tools [36516] ?

Tools in support of traffic operations analysis to assist with transportation decisions

Traffic Bottlenecks: A Primer Focus on Low-Cost Operational Improvements [pdf] [32264] ?

Basics of traffic bottlenecks and ways to correct them.

Traffic Performance of Three Typical Designs of New Jersey Jughandle Intersections (NJJIs) [30669] ?

Examines visual simulations to model typical geometries of traffic flow conditions for three NJJIs.

Traffic Volume Trends [30702] ?

List on monthly reports of traffic volume to estimate the percentage change versus the same month in the previous year.


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