Performance of junctions with a high motorcycle proportion

Spyropoulou, I; Sermpis, D

dc.contributor.author	Spyropoulou, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Sermpis, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:31:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:31:38Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	0965-092X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19860
dc.subject	Traffic engineering	en
dc.subject	Transport management	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	Movement characteristics	en
dc.subject.other	Operational performance	en
dc.subject.other	Passenger car unit	en
dc.subject.other	Saturation flow	en
dc.subject.other	Traffic engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Traffic lanes	en
dc.subject.other	Transport management	en
dc.subject.other	Urban areas	en
dc.subject.other	Automobiles	en
dc.subject.other	Bicycles	en
dc.subject.other	Highway engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Passenger cars	en
dc.subject.other	Traffic signals	en
dc.subject.other	Motorcycles	en
dc.subject.other	motorway	en
dc.subject.other	road transport	en
dc.subject.other	traffic management	en
dc.subject.other	transport vehicle	en
dc.subject.other	transportation system	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.title	Performance of junctions with a high motorcycle proportion	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1680/tran.2009.162.2.63	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/tran.2009.162.2.63	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	The present study dealt with the evaluation of the performance of signal-controlled junctions in urban areas, which exhibit high percentages of motorcycle traffic. In particular, the movement characteristics of motorcycles and the way they interact with passenger cars were investigated both qualitatively and quantitatively. Motorcycle movement affects the movement of the rest of the traffic and this impact on the operational performance of the junction approach was depicted. First, the way motorcycles move at a signal-controlled junction approach was described. To achieve this, another type of traffic lane was introduced: the 'notional' lanes, which were defined as corridors between stationary or moving traffic in the marked lanes. Next the movement of passenger cars and motorcycles was represented through vehicle headways and passenger car units. The movement of passenger cars at an approach was analysed and the way this was affected by that of motorcycles was identified. Finally, the performance of the approach was estimated through the start lag and saturation. flow values, emphasising the impact of the movement of motorcycles at the junction.	en
heal.publisher	THOMAS TELFORD PUBLISHING	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1680/tran.2009.162.2.63	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000265785100001	en
dc.identifier.volume	162	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	63	en
dc.identifier.epage	69	en