Towards a Unified Theory of Road Traffic

Frank A. Haight
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Frank A. Haight: Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California

Operations Research, 1958, vol. 6, issue 6, 813-826

Abstract: The operating speed y of a car is a function of desired speed x and traffic density (lambda), where x and y are random variables, and (lambda) a real parameter. Relationships are proposed between the distributions of x and y and quantities which occur in empirical studies of traffic. It is postulated that for large (lambda) queuing theory may be usefully employed, and several necessary modifications are discussed. A résumé of literature is included.

Date: 1958
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