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Accession Number:
AD0260732
Title:
WAITING FOR A GAP IN TRAFFIC
Corporate Author:
CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY OPERATIONS RESEARCH CENTER
Report Date:
1961-06-15
Abstract:
The waiting-time is considered of a driver on a secon ary road who wishes to enter or cross a primary traffic stream, given that he will do so only when the spacing to the next vehicle is at least as great as some fixed critical gap. The initial waiting-time distribution and its first two moments are obtained under the assumption of arbitrary starting-up and headway distributions of the primary traffic stream. Under the assumption that only one car may enter the intersection per gap, the distribution of successive waiting times the inter-gap distribution and its moments are obtained. The counting distribution of the passing of gaps is then used to describe the numbers of cars which leave the secondary road during a fixed interval of time. Various asymptotic and limiting results are demonstrated, together with the special results obtained when the traffic is P isson. The necessary modifications for other gap criteria are also indicated.
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/AD0260732
Pages:
0029
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Contract Number:
NONR-22283
File Size:
1.00MB
