Transactions on Transport Sciences 2014, 7(1):27-34 | DOI: 10.2478/trans-2014-0001

Delay Function in Dependence of Dynamic Phenomena

V. Valentová*, J. Novák
Division of Road Safety and Traffic Engineering, Transport Research Centre, Brno

Knowledge of actual road traffic volume and road capacity is a part of the data necessary to know when an emergency event occurs and the traffic needs to be quickly diverted to an alternative route. The method based on Czech standards for calculating traffic volume and capacity was innovated. The first step of the method deals with the determination of road capacity depending on its category and traffic volume. The other part of the method takes into account the calculation with adverse weather conditions, such as rain or snow, low temperature and bad visibility. The latter part is derived from international studies. The actual capacity method is used in a new assistance system for emergency services which is being developed by the Division of Road Safety and Traffic Engineering of Transport Research Centre in cooperation with the Police of the Czech Republic.

Keywords: Traffic volume, capacity, delay function, adverse weather.

Published: March 1, 2014  Show citation

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Valentová, V., & Novák, J. (2014). Delay Function in Dependence of Dynamic Phenomena. Transactions on Transport Sciences, 7(1), 27-34. doi: 10.2478/trans-2014-0001
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