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Tfat intersection A (see diagram) yxcam—0-4 and ysme=0-38 and Z7—=12 seconds then according to equation (4) the shortest acceptable green time for the SIDE road would be 37 seconds. ‘The longest acceptable MAIN-route green is therefore 90—12—37 = 4 seconds. This is 2 seconds more than the shortest acceptable MAIN-route green (ie. green bandwidth for the progression). (®) Suppose that the cycle time cannot be made as long as 90 seconds, but only 60 seconds. “Equation (3) gives the green times at the key intersection as, o-4 iq (00) 1 = 24 seconds. This is the shortest acceptable green time for the MAIN route, At intersection A the shortest acceptable SIDE-road green (from equation @is 0:38 938 (60)—1 = 243 seconds a5) 3 and the longest acceptable MAIN-route green is 60~12—24-3 = 23-7 seconds. This is less than the shortest acceptable value calculated above (24 seconds). The value of 24 seconds should therefore be taken as the ‘green time for the MAIN route at intersection A. ‘A check can be made to sce whether the SIDE road is given sufficient green as a result of increasing the MAIN-route green at this intersectio the SIDE road needs at least 0-38 (60) —1=21°8 seconds. The value given, is 60—12—24=24 seconds and is therefore satisfactory. APPENDIX B PRELIMINARY WORK INVOLVED IN PREPARATION OF TIME-AND-DISTANCE DIAGRAM 1. Drawings . Layout of drawing—time on horizontal axis, distance on vertical axis, . Decide scales to be used for time and distance c. Decide details to be shown to identify intersections and phases 4. Prepare master copy of blank diagram e. £ . Reproduce blank prints for working use Heading on diagram to show name of main route, eyele time and times of operation (or plan number) 2. Surveys a. Measure flows and distribution at all intersections ', Measure journey times along route , Investigate need for any traffic engineering measures, e.g. waiting and/or loading restrictions 4. Note sections of route where storage of vehicles possible and estimate storage capacity e. Note any particular need for clearance to prevent obstruction of side movements, ie. where no storage can be allowed 90 APPENDIX 4 EFFECT OF A FLARED APPROACH AT A SIGNAL-CONTROLLED INTERSECTION Figure 38 shows an approach with a half-width (w-+w,) at the intersection, tapering to the normal half-width w over a distance dy. Two cases are con- sidered; case 1 where the length of flare d is less than a’ (the length of approach. ‘occupied by the queue which can just pass through the intersection during a fully saturated green period) and case 2, where dj is greater than d'. In the first case the saturation flow can be considered to be constant and the effective green period to be increased because of the extra vehicles which the taper can accommodate; in the second case, although the saturation flow falls off steadily throughout the green period to a value appropriate to the width at A. (see Fig. 38 (case 2)) it is convenient to regard this value as the appropriate saturation flow and to assume the effective green time to be increased because of the extra vehicles accommodated in the triangle ABC. In case 2, unlike case 1, the saturation-flow level and the gain in effective green time depend on the length of the green pe It can be seen that a’, = sang = 5G saturation flow per unit width width of 2 lane efective green period average distance between successive vehicles (front to front) in a stationary queue A= vite = effective queuing area of a vehicle (which may be taken as about 220 fi?) Case 1 (d'>d,) ‘The saturation flow in this case is considered to be constant at a value approp- riate to the width w and the effective green time is increased. eee From Fig. 38 (case 1) it can be seen that the area of the flare is “41. To a widy firstapproximation this space could hold “14 vehicles. The time taken by these vehicles to discharge at a saturation flow of sx is wid su Case 2 (d;

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