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Equilibrium Arrival Rates at a Partially‐Obstructed Intersection
Author(s) -
Hellinger Steven J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
studies in applied mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1467-9590
pISSN - 0022-2526
DOI - 10.1002/sapm197453165
Subject(s) - intersection (aeronautics) , intuition , rush hour , computer science , signal (programming language) , real time computing , transport engineering , simulation , engineering , psychology , programming language , cognitive science
A lane of traffic approaches an intersection where a traffic signal mediates between two possibilities: continued travel on that lane, or a turn onto a one‐way street. Movement stops temporarily whenever a vehicle arrives at the intersection during a period permitting the alternative that is not the driver's intention. A simple model is presented which mathematically verifies the intuition that this type of signal cannot allow traffic to move efficiently during the rush‐hour.