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In Glasgow, Scotland a freeway ramp metering system installed at an entrance ramp to the M8 motorway reduced the frequency of early merging by 29 percent.
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Tarry, Steve and Martin Pyne. UK-M8 Motorway Ramp Metering (TABASCO Project). European Commission Directorate General Energy and Transportation, TEMPO Secretariat, (Document No.…
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01/01/2003
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Adaptive signal control integrated with freeway ramp meters in Glasgow, Scotland increased vehicle throughput 20 percent on arterials and 6 percent on freeways.
The evaluation project considered the impacts of TUC on the entire urban network as well as areas in and around the deployment area. The study area included 44 links. Thirty-nine (39) of these were…
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Date Posted
09/10/2002
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Traffic Signal Control (TM03),
Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04),
Emissions Monitoring (ST01),
Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03),
Traffic Metering (TM05)
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Adaptive signal control integrated with freeway ramp meters in Glasgow, Scotland improved network travel times by 10 percent.
The evaluation project considered the impacts of TUC on the entire urban network as well as areas in and around the deployment area. The study area included 44 links. Thirty-nine (39) of these were…
Content type
Date Posted
09/10/2002
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Signal Control (TM03),
Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04),
Emissions Monitoring (ST01),
Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03),
Traffic Metering (TM05)
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A survey of drivers in Glasgow, Scotland, found that 40 percent changed route due to DMS recommendations.
The evaluation project considered the impacts of TUC on the entire urban network as well as areas in and around the deployment area. The evaluation was completed in March of 1998.SURVEY RESULTSThree…
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Date Posted
09/10/2002
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
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A survey of drivers in Glasgow, Scotland, found that 59 percent of respondents thought that ramp metering was very helpful or fairly helpful.
The evaluation project considered the impacts of TUC on the entire urban network as well as areas in and around the deployment area. The evaluation was completed in March of 1998.SURVEY RESULTSThree…
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Date Posted
09/10/2002
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In Glasglow, Scotland, ITS evaluation reports show that ramp metering can improve freeway capacity by 5 to 13 percent.
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In the area of network and traffic management, the results of a ramp-metering trial (TABASCO project, in Glasgow Scotland) indicated that 59 percent of the drivers found ramp-metering very…
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
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