Understanding Traffic Systems: Data, Analysis and Presentation

by Michael A.P. Taylor, William Young, Peter W. Bonsall

Introduces and demonstrates techniques for examining traffic problems, for traffic analysts, engineers, and planners. Part A tells how to get information about traffic systems from traffic data, and how to apply this information in the assessment of the performance of traffic systems and their interaction with land use activities. Part B addresses theories of traffic flow, covering uninterrupted and interrupted flow models, and Part C describes principles of good survey planning and management. Part D is concerned with development and use of analytical techniques for transforming raw data into useful information, with material on data presentation, descriptive statistics, statistical analysis techniques, and basic models of the traffic system. Utilizes examples from several countries. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

443 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1996