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Title: INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF LOCATION OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC SENSORS ON INCIDENT DETECTION
Accession Number: 00334173
Record Type: Component
Digital Copy: Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: This paper presents the results of an investigation into the effect of changes in location of freeway traffic sensors on incident detection. The study was performed with a microscopic freeway computer-simulation model called Integrated Traffic Simulation (INTRAS). Two measures of effectiveness were employed in the study--the detection ratio and the average time to detect (assuming that detection occurs). Consideration was also given to false alarms. A total of four geometric features was studied: (a) main-line sections, (b) weaving sections, (c) lane drops and additions, and (d) changes in vertical and horizontal alignment. Results of the study indicated that freeway sensors should be located between 305 and 762 m (1000 and 2500 ft) apart. Decreasing the spacing to 152 m (500 ft) increases the false-alarm rate with little improvement in detection time. (Author)
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Freeway Operations.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01411593
Authors: Goldblatt, R BPagination: pp 24-31
Publication Date: 1980
Serial: ISBN: 0309031176
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM
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