Distribution of the maximum number of opposed turns in a signal cycle at fixed time traffic signals

Gregory K. S. Mung, Antonio C. K. Poon, William H. K. Lam and W. C. Ip

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 1998, vol. 32, issue 6, 373-386

Abstract: In this paper, the probability distribution of maximum number of opposed turns in a signal cycle is derived for a fixed time signalized intersection. Three cases have been studied separately. They are: (i) no turning vehicles can pass through the truncated gap, which occurs when the end of the effective green period falls in a gap of the opposing straightahead vehicles; (ii) at least one turning vehicle can pass through the truncated gap; and (iii) the end of the effective green period does not fall in a gap. The derived probability distribution can be utilized to improve the signal design for the opposed turning traffic.

Date: 1998
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