The design and use of traffic control devices must also recognize the tremendous mix of vehicles that use highway systems.
Shaila K. Dewan (NYT) NEW JERSEY TRENTON: TRAFFIC TICKET BILL SIGNED Gov. Christie Whitman signed legislation yesterday that will prohibit the use of traffic ticket quotas as the sole criterion in evaluating the performance of New Jersey police officers.
WITH huge increases in the use of traffic cameras, roadway sensors and GPS-linked devices like cellphones, transportation agencies are now grappling with a flood of data available to tell them how well vehicles are (or are not) moving.
While the use of traffic wardens is nothing new in its territory, with campaigning group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently noting their arrival in March of this year, it would appear officials are increasingly keen to fine offenders rather than corporal punishment.
It says a range of "easier" options that might lessen congestion, including greater use of traffic control technology, attempts to change people's travel habits and further public transport investment, would be "insufficiently effective by themselves to hold congestion at today's levels and will in fact only provide a few years of mitigation".
The use of traffic control systems can potentially improve the traffic flows on traffic networks.
Currently, there has been no research investigating the use of traffic cameras for pavement assessment.
The use of traffic signals on ramps to control the merging on freeways is called ramp metering.
We analyzed the advantages, comparative strengths and weakness in the use of traffic engineering based on simulation results and evaluations.
These findings have practical implications for the design and use of traffic signs to increase compliance with posted speed limits.
This new entity will regulate connected-vehicle networks as they arise and keep tabs on the use of traffic data generated by these networks, such as crash information.
