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The capacity of a priority intersection

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  • Catchpole, E. A.
  • Plank, A. W.

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We present simple formulae for the maximum capacity of an intersection of a single stream of minor traffic with a single stream of major (priority) traffic. The method allows for both mixed (nonhomogeneous) vehicle types and for inconsistent driver behaviour in the minor traffic stream. For a realistic class of major headway distributions the capacity is the harmonic mean of the capacities for each individual vehicle type. The formulae include generalisations of Tanner's formula for the cases of inconsistent and/or nonhomogeneous minor vehicles.

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  • Catchpole, E. A. & Plank, A. W., 1986. "The capacity of a priority intersection," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 20(6), pages 441-456, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transb:v:20:y:1986:i:6:p:441-456
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    1. Heidemann, Dirk & Wegmann, Helmut, 1997. "Queueing at unsignalized intersections," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 239-263, June.
    2. Abhishek & Marko A. A. Boon & Michel Mandjes, 2019. "Generalized gap acceptance models for unsignalized intersections," Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, Springer;Gesellschaft für Operations Research (GOR);Nederlands Genootschap voor Besliskunde (NGB), vol. 89(3), pages 385-409, June.
    3. Abhishek, & Boon, Marko A.A. & Mandjes, Michel & Núñez-Queija, Rudesindo, 2019. "Congestion analysis of unsignalized intersections: The impact of impatience and Markov platooning," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 273(3), pages 1026-1035.
    4. Hagring, O., 2000. "Estimation of critical gaps in two major streams," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 293-313, May.

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