Using global positioning system for bus priority in London: Traffic signals close to bus stops

IET Intelligent Transport Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-137

  Hounsell, N B ^a   Shrestha, B P ^a   McLeod, F N ^a   Palmer, S ^b   Bowen, T ^b   Head, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b TRANSPORT FOR LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSES; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

BUS NETWORK; BUS STOPS; COMPREHENSIVE URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; PRIORITY SYSTEM;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 34249014363     PISSN: 1751956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-its:20060059     Document Type: Article

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