Contents
ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................. 2
LIST OF FIGURES..................................................................................................... 5
LIST OF TABLES....................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER ONE............................................................................................................. 9
1.0 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 9
1.1 Background................................................................................................... 9
CHAPETER TWO........................................................................................................ 12
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW.......................................................................................... 12
2.1 System Data Analysis of Adelaide Coordinated Traffic Signal (ACTS)..........12
2.2 Safety Enhancements..................................................................................14
2.3 Related factors that affect safety.................................................................15
2.4 Factor of design in the crash modification......................................................16
2.5 Coordination of the signal Concept..............................................................17
2.6 Factor which affect coordination of the signals...............................................18
2.7 Benefits........................................................................................................ 19
2.8 Signal System Functions..............................................................................19
2.8.1 Factors which limits the benefits...............................................................20
2.8.2 The Coordinated Schemes Exceptions.........................................................20
2.8.3 Cycle length and signal phasing Importance................................................21
2.9 Problem Statement and Research Gap............................................................21
2.9.1 AIM AND OBJECTIVES....................................................................................... 21
CHAPTER THREE....................................................................................................... 24
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY................................................................................ 24
3.1 The research types.......................................................................................... 24
CHAPETER FOUR....................................................................................................... 26
4.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS..............................................................................26
4.1 Volumes of the Mean Weekdays.....................................................................26
4.2 Mean Value of the weekday volume in which holidays and special events are
excluded............................................................................................................ 34
4.3.1 Volumes of the Mean Weekends...............................................................35
4.3.2 Volumes of the AADT for all the seven days.............................................36
4.3.3 Volume of the Mean AM Peak (8:00-9:00).................................................37
4.3.4 Volume Mean for the Business Peak (12:00-13:00)......................................39
4.3.5 Volumes of the Mean peak in PM (17:00-18:00)........................................39
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