Highlights A Traffic Control Device Selection Model (TCDSM) is developed to assess traffic control device performance in school zones. The TCDSM mainly used to solve two problems (1) whether traffic control device installation is warranted; and (2) whether other device effectively complements this traffic control device and strengthens its effectiveness. Two representative school zones are selected as the testbed for driving simulation implementation to enhance the TCDSM’s applicability. The results reveal that the appropriateness of installation of certain devices can be statistically verified by TCDSM.

    Abstract The effectiveness and performance of traffic control devices in school zones have been impacted significantly by many factors, such as driver behavioral attributes, roadway geometric features, environmental characteristics, weather and visibility conditions, region-wide traffic regulations and policies, control modes, etc. When deploying traffic control devices in school zones, efforts are needed to clarify: (1) whether traffic control device installation is warranted; and (2) whether other device effectively complements this traffic control device and strengthens its effectiveness. In this study, a generic approach is developed to examine and evaluate the effectiveness of various traffic control devices deployed in school zones through driving simulator-based experiments. A Traffic Control Device Selection Model (TCDSM) is developed and two representative school zones are selected as the testbed in Beijing for driving simulation implementation to enhance its applicability. Statistical analyses are conducted to extract the knowledge from test data recorded by a driving simulator. Multiple measures of effectiveness (MOEs) are developed and adopted including average speed, relative speed difference, and standard deviation of acceleration for traffic control device performance quantification. The experimental tests and analysis results reveal that the appropriateness of the installation of certain traffic control devices can be statistically verified by TCDSM. The proposed approach provides a generic framework to assess traffic control device performance in school zones including experiment design, statistical formulation, data analysis, simulation model implementation, data interpretation, and recommendation development.


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    Title :

    A generic approach for examining the effectiveness of traffic control devices in school zones


    Contributors:
    Zhao, Xiaohua (author) / Li, Jiahui (author) / Ding, Han (author) / Zhang, Guohui (author) / Rong, Jian (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2015-05-28


    Size :

    9 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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