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Title: DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC FLOW MONITOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM
Accession Number: 00225343
Record Type: Component
Abstract: ELECTRO-MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE EVALUATED FOR (1) CLEARING DISABLED VEHICLES FROM ACTIVE ROADWAYS AT LESS COST AND MORE RAPIDLY THAN BY CONVENTIONAL METHODS, AND (2) MAINTAINING HIGHER TRAFFIC PRODUCTION AND THE LESSENED OCCURRENCE OF DISABLED VEHICLE THAT ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF FLUID TRAFFIC FLOW. THE TESTS WERE PERFORMED IN THE LINCOLN AND HOLLAND TUNNELS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. THESE DEVICES EXTEND THE OFFICERS' ABILITY (1) TO DETECT THROUGH CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV, (2) TO RESPOND BY SUPPLYING A VEHICLE TO TRAVEL AT 30 MPH ON CATWALKS, AND (3) TO RESTORE TRAFFIC BY CLEARING ONE OF THE TWO BETWEEN THE DISABLED VEHICLE AND TUNNEL EXIT SO THAT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT CAN SAFELY REACH THE DISABLED VEHICLE. THESE EVALUATIONS ALSO LEAD TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF TRAFFIC FLOW CONTROL
Supplemental Notes: No 291, pp 79-103, 23 FIG, 4 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410675
Authors: Foote, Robert SPagination: 25p
Publication Date: 1961
Serial: Conference:
40th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
Location:
Washington DC, United States Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 12 1994 12:00AM
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