Study Of Traffic Progression Models In Visakhapatnam

Abstract

Management And Control Of Traffic Flow On Urban Arterial Streets With Traffic Signals At Intersections Represent Platoons At The Given Traffic Signals. The Platoon Characterizing Variables Such As Platoon Size, Inter-platoon Headway And Platoon Speed Has Been Studied Extensively Under Homogeneous Traffic Conditions But Such Similar Studies Have Not Been Conducted Adequately Considering The Diversity Of Traffic And Lack Of Lane Discipline Exhibited Under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions. In This Study, Field Investigation Is Made By Means Of Manually Which Traffic Flows At Several Locations On Visakhapatnam. After Processing The Data, Traffic Flows At Each Location And Vehicle Speed Distributions On Different Links Are Obtained For The Platoon Dispersion Model. Different Platoon Dispersion Models Were Used To The Observed Vehicle Speeds And Travel Times. These Models Showed That The Delay And Length Of Queue At The Downstream Intersection And Flow, Average Travel Of Vehicles From The Upstream Intersection. This Study Enables Better Understanding Of Platoon Characterizing Variables Under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions Facilitating Enhanced Safety And Better Operation

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