Traffic microsimulation modeling to study a traffic signal incident reduction function

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2103, 2009, Pages 80-87

  Young, William ^a   Archer, Jeffery ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

DISCRETE EVENTS; MICROSIMULATION MODELING; RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS; REDUCTION FUNCTION; SAFETY IMPACT; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; TIME TO COLLISION; TRAFFIC MICRO SIMULATIONS; TRAFFIC MICROSIMULATION MODELS; TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLLERS;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

EID: 76349117645     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2103-10     Document Type: Article

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