This book is a concise introduction to traffic engineering, for the student of transport, civil engineering or urban planning. It covers the practical design considerations as well as management, legislative, social and environmental aspects of the subject. Following chapter 1 the introduction, chapters cover: (2) traffic surveys; (3) parking surveys; (4) estimating travel demand; (5) capacity analyses; (6) traffic signs and markings; (7) traffic management and control; (8) highway layout and intersection design; (9) signal control; (10) parking : design and control; (11) road safety engineering; (12) traffic calming; (13) public transport priority; (14) development process and sustainable development; (15) intelligent transport systems; (16) enforcement; (17) statutory requirements.
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