Book Description

The purpose of this handbook is to collate, in one volume, basic traffic engineering information as a guide to the best practice in the field. It provides a day-to-day source of reference on the principles and proven techniques in the practice of traffic engineering. This fifth edition of the handbook contains the following chapters: (1) Introduction to Traffic Engineering, J.L. Pline; (2) Road Users, R. Dewar; (3) Vehicles, W.D. Glauz and D.W. Harwood; (4) Traffic and Flow Characteristics, M. Kyte and S. Teply; (5) Probability and Statistics for Engineers, S. Washington; (6) Effective Public Involvement, P.B. Noyes; (7) Community Safety, T.S. Bochum and T. Nguyen; (8) Traffic Regulation and Control, K. Kitzpatrick and G. Ullman; (9) Traffic Calming Applications, A.P. O'Brien and R.E. Brindle; (10) Access Management, F.J. Koepke; (11) Geometric Design of Highways, T.R. Neuman and R. Stafford; (12) Traffic Signs and Markings, R.R. Canfield; (13) Traffic Control Signals, R.S. Pusey and G.L. Butzer; (14) Parking and Terminals, W.A. Alroth; (15) Traffic Management, T. Hicks; and (16) Intelligent Transportation Systems, G. Euler.