Exploring impacts of countdown timers on traffic operations and driver behavior at a signalized intersection in Bangkok

Transport Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 420-427

  Limanond, Thirayoot ^a   Prabjabok, Pramuk ^a   Tippayawong, Kraisi ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Countdown timers; Driver frustration; Red light violations; Saturation flow rate; Start up lost time

Indexed keywords

ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND;

EID: 77956172502     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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