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Nov 12, 2013
Traffic Congestion Index Evaluation Based on Travel Speed on Urban Expressway
Authors: Xiaofang Shan [email protected], Zheng Wang [email protected], and Qiang Liu [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: ICTE 2013: Safety, Speediness, Intelligence, Low-Carbon, Innovation
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Traffic Congestion Index Evaluation is important for motorists to gain a more accurate picture of changing traffic conditions. The paper puts forward a new concept of traffic congestion index and proposes a calculation method and evaluation criteria based on travel speed. The road congestion is divided into five levels. We evaluated the congestion level by the traffic parameter detected by the detector, which can be a reference for traffic management and travelers.
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ICTE 2013: Safety, Speediness, Intelligence, Low-Carbon, Innovation
Pages: 1420 - 1424
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 12, 2013
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School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, 4800 Cao'an Road Shanghai, 201804, China. E-mail: [email protected]
College of Transport and Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, 1550 Haigang Avenue Shanghai, 201306, China. E-mail: [email protected]
School of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Cao'an Road Shanghai, 201804, China. E-mail: [email protected]
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