Flow and Traffic Management

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the successful completions of the course, students will be able to:

• Know the basic concepts and parameters of traffic flow and traffic management
• Realize the physical importance of traffic, how to count traffic volumes and traffic management measures
• Understand the importance of analytical and statistical approaches to the analysis of traffic flow in conditions of uninterrupted flow
• Develop basic macroscopic models of traffic analysis
• Calculate using models the traffic capacity and the level of service of a road section

 

General Competences

After the successful completions of the course, students acquire the following knowledge and skills:

• Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
• Adaptation to new situations
• Decision making
• Autonomous work
• Team Work
• Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

 

SYLLABUS

Theoretical part of the Course

1. Traffic Flow
   • Definitions and characteristics of traffic parameters
   • Traffic volume variability
   • Traffic Composition and Traffic Volume Charts
   • Fundamental traffic flow relationship and fundamental diagrams
   • Macroscopic traffic flow patterns
   • Traffic Capacity and Level of Service (LoS)
   • Methods and technologies of traffic observations and data collection
2. Traffic Management
   • Vehicle Flow Management
   • Traffic Restrictions,
   • Reduction of trips during Peak-Hour,
   • Prioritizing Public Transportation Means,
   • Traffic for Pedestrians, Bicyclists

 

Practical Part of the Course
Students (in groups of 3-4) conduct traffic counts and vehicle conflicts at predetermined intersections on a central urban highway in Athens. Based on the counts, the first task concerns the analysis of counts and traffic conflicts diagrams and the second the identification of high-risk sites.

 

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Language of evaluation: Greek
Theoretical part of the Course
• Written exam (70%)

Lab Part of the Course
• Delivery of individual exercises and oral
examination (30%)

 

ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. ” Book: “Traffic Management”, J. Frantzeskakis – Μ. Pitsiava-Latiopoulou, D. Tsampoulas, 2008.
2. Daganzo C. F., (1997). “Fundamentals of transportation and traffic operations.” Pergamon, ISBN 0-08-042785-5.
3. Hall F. D., (1994), Traffic Stream Characteristics, Monograph on Traffic Flow Theory Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) (1993).Traffic Engineering Handbook. Editor Pline, J. L., Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N. J., 07632, ISBN 0139267913.
4. May, A. D. (1990). Traffic Flow Fundamentals. Prentice-Hall Englewood
5. Roess, R. P., Prassas, E. S., McShane W. R. ( 2011). Traffic Engineering (4th Edition).
Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N. J., 07632, ISBN 0139261486.
6. Salter R. J. Housell N. B. (1996). Highway Traffic Analysis and Design 3rd edition Palgrave McMillan, ISBN.