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A mathematical model for delays caused by right-turning vehicles at an uncontrolled intersection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

D. H. Reid
D. H. Reid*
Affiliation:
University of Strathclyde
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It is apparent that much of the congestion in road traffic is due to interference between vehicles at intersections, and this has led to the appearance of several mathematical discussions of the problems of delay at intersections of various types (Cohen and Stam (1963), Cohen and de Lange (1965), Hawkes (1965), (1966), Tanner (1962), Weiss and Maradudin (1962)). Comparatively little work has appeared on the problem of delay caused by vehicles turning right* across an opposing stream of vehicles, although Hawkes (1966) and Newell (1959) discuss this problem explicitly, and the models considered by all of these authors may be regarded as having some application to the right-turning problem.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , November 1967 , pp. 180 - 191
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 

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