Gap Acceptance Characteristics for Ramp-Freeway Surveillance and Control

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• Creators:
  Drew, Donald R.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Highway Department ; United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Public Roads
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Gap acceptance
  • Merging traffic
  • On ramps
  • Queuing theory
  • Ramp metering
  • Freeways
  • Traffic surveillance
  • Traffic control
• Publication/ Report Number:
  24-12
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this investigation was to determine gap acceptance characteristics and merging delay characteristics for six inbound entrance ramps on the Gulf Freeway Surveillance and Control Project. A 20-pen graphic recorder operated by four men stationed adjacent to the merging area between the freeway and the frontage road was used in collecting the data. Merging vehicles were divided into two groups--those in which the driver rejected gaps before finally accepting a gap and those in which the driver of a ramp vehicle accepted the first gap.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-8-61-24
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84021/dot_84021_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:914305fad6dbaa71e8d1d2bfe4aa1c04593c5454f5b16bbb2e8bf5b26d8102ed5aa0a3abc6078551661868a7d3f9c9c125a4d8770329358aa3bc43d03ac5bbfb