One of the swov's basic research projects is "traffic flow models". It is focused on the interactions between the various driver-vehicle elements as expressed in vehicle movements. The interactions are defined and put in manageable terms by means of traffic flow models. The literature contains much information on traffic flow models, but it is not arranged systematically. It was therefore decided to survey the subject by means of a literature study emphasising as much as possible its relevance to road safety research. This study resulted in an extensive state of the art report. The ten separate parts are in irrd under irrd abstract no 240606-240609 and 261941-6. These ten reports are in dutch. This booklet in english contains the complete translated text of part i and part x of the state of the art report, a summary of the other parts, and an index of all the literature referred to in the report, listed according to subject matter. See PB 14484-14487 and PB20202-20207.
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