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LOS ANGELES I-10 FIELD EXPERIMENT: INCIDENT PATTERNS

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00780206

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Abstract:

The Los Angeles I-10 field experiment has produced a large, comprehensive database on incidents and freeway traffic flow characteristics. Field data on incidents were collected through observations of probe vehicle drivers over a 12.5-km (7.8-mi) freeway section. Supplementary information was collected from the California Highway Patrol computer-aided dispatch (CHP/CAD) system and freeway service patrol logs. The incident patterns at the study area are described, and the major factors affecting incident frequency and duration are identified. Comparisons of the findings with other databases are discussed. The effects of incidents on traffic flow are also investigated using the empirical data to determine the proportion and characteristics of delay-causing incidents.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1683, Advanced Traffic Management Systems.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Skabardonis, A
Petty, K F
Varaiya, P P

Pagination:

p. 22-30

Publication Date:

1999

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1683
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309071100

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (13) ; Tables (4)

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Subject Areas:

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Dec 8 1999 12:00AM

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