Enlarged Stopping Distance: To Improve Vehicle Discharge at Urban Signalised Intersections

Yang, Shuai, Chung, Edward, Philipp Miska, Marc

ISBN 10: 3847346687 / ISBN 13: 9783847346685

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Enlarged Stopping Distance: To Improve Vehicle Discharge at Urban Signalised Intersections
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3847346687
• ISBN 13: 9783847346685
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Normally, vehicles queued at an intersection reach maximum flow rate after the fourth vehicle and results in a start-up lost time. This research demonstrated that the Enlarged Stopping Distance (ESD) concept could assist in reducing the start-up time and therefore increase traffic flow capacity at signalised intersections. In essence ESD gives sufficient space for a queuing vehicle to accelerate simultaneously without having to wait for the front vehicle to depart, hence reducing start-up lost time. In practice, the ESD concept would be most effective when enlarged stopping distance between the first and second vehicle allowing faster clearance of the intersection.

About the Author

Dr Shuai Yang, completed PhD & MDes (UrbDes) at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Former PhD student at Smart Transport Research Centre, QUT. Architect at Architecture, Design & Planning Institute of Chongqing University, Chongqing. Planning & Design Director at Maike Investment Co., Ltd., Kunming.