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Traffic Control

Theory and Instrumentation. Based on papers presented at the Interdisciplinary Clinic on Instrumentation Requirements for Traffic Control Systems, sponsored by ISA/FIER and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, held December 16–17, 1963, at New York City

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  • © 1965

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  1. Thomas R. Horton

    1. IBM Corporation, White Plains, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Traffic

      • Evan Herbert
      Pages 3-33

  3. Traffic Control Instrumentation, Theory and Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Instrumentation for the Traffic Engineer

      • John L. Barker
      Pages 37-46

    3. Traffic Control, Time—Space Diagrams, and Networks

      • Denos C. Gazis
      Pages 47-63

    4. Computer Programming for Traffic Problems and Flow Characteristics

      • Matthew J. Huber
      Pages 65-69

    5. Simulation as a Tool in Traffic Control System Evaluation

      • D. L. Gerlough
      Pages 71-82

    6. Practicality in Traffic Control

      • L. J. Pignataro
      Pages 83-87

  4. Case Studies of Large-Scale Integrated Traffic-Control Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Some Theoretical Considerations of Peak-Hour Control for Arterial Street Systems

      • Donald R. Drew, Charles Pinnell
      Pages 91-123

    3. Installation of a Tunnel Traffic Surveillance and Control System

      • Robert S. Foote
      Pages 125-141

    4. The Use of Vehicle Presence Detectors in Metropolitan Traffic-Control Systems

      • J. H. Auer Jr.
      Pages 143-155

    5. Experimentation with Manual and Automatic Ramp Control

      • Adolf D. May Jr.
      Pages 157-208

    6. The Toronto Computer-Controlled Traffic Signal System

      • Neal A. Irwin
      Pages 209-218
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About this book

At the close of the year 1900, motor vehicle registrations throughout the United States totaled 8000. These vehicles rode on unpaved and often dusty country roads. The only problem of traffic was an occasional pedestrian or a frightened horse or cow frenzied by the roar of this new creature. Today more than 82,000,000 registrations, representing 50% of the world's automobiles, are recorded in this country. In 1963 these vehicles traveled 798 billion miles over newly constructed modern highways, expressways, freeways, quickways, and thru­ ways, as well as improved rural and urban roads and streets. Out of all this has sprung the traffic engineer. Today's modern roadway is an engineering structure which has been developed through sound principles of design with provisions for safety and efficiency. An example of this safety factor can be found by the exacting specifications for cross sections, grades, roadside control, medians, and other design features. For many years, the responsi­ bility for controlling traffic fell naturally into the domain of the police. However, as traffic increased, many problems developed which were beyond the scope of normal police work. Since the highway system is an engineering structure which requires an engi­ neering approach to appraise operating problems and engineering techniques to solve them, the traffic engineer came into being.

Editors and Affiliations

  • IBM Corporation, White Plains, USA

    Thomas R. Horton

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Traffic Control

  • Book Subtitle: Theory and Instrumentation. Based on papers presented at the Interdisciplinary Clinic on Instrumentation Requirements for Traffic Control Systems, sponsored by ISA/FIER and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, held December 16–17, 1963, at New York City

  • Editors: Thomas R. Horton

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1722-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1965

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-1724-1Published: 02 July 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-1722-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 218

  • Number of Illustrations: 57 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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