Effects of countdown timers on queue discharge characteristics of through movement at a signalized intersection

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 662-671

  Limanond, Thirayoot ^a   Chookerd, Suebpong ^b   Roubtonglang, Natcha ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Countdown timers; Flow rate; Saturation headway; Start up lost time; t Test

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; QUEUEING THEORY;

COUNTDOWN TIMERS; PHASE CHANGE; QUEUE DISCHARGES; SATURATION FLOW RATES; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; T-TESTS; TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS; VEHICLE FLOW;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY;

ASIA; BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; EURASIA; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 69249208664     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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