Effect of phase countdown timers on queue discharge characteristics under heterogeneous traffic conditions

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2130, 2009, Pages 93-100

  Sharma, Anuj ^a   Vanajakshi, Lelitha ^b   Rao, Nageswara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUEUEING THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS; DISCHARGE HEADWAYS; HEADWAY DISTRIBUTION; HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC; MINIMUM VALUE; QUEUE DISCHARGES; SIGNAL DESIGN; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; SIGNALS ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 76149138899     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2130-12     Document Type: Article

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