Traffic Circle Model

PDFTech ReportDOT-TSC-OST-71-06PB-204 929Cathode ray tubesMathematical modelsTraffic circlesTraffic flowTraffic flow rateUnited StatesUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the SecretaryEnglander, IrwinJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the SecretaryNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLSNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic FlowVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterThe report describes a dynamic model of a traffic circle which has been implemented on a CRT display terminal. The model includes sufficient parameters to allow changes in the structure of the traffic circle, the frequency of traffic introduced to the circle by each entering road, the model of entering the circle (right of way), the frequency of traffic leaving the circle by each road, and vehicular spacing toward the circle