Traffic Engineering I

Introduction to traffic engineering. Relationships between traffic variables. Theory of traffic flow and traffic capacity. Principles and calculation of traffic light programmes. Assessment of the level of service of road sections: two-lane interurban roads, interurban roads with more than two lanes, motorways. Traffic simulation principles and standards.

Understanding traffic dynamics and then understanding the operation of road sections and junctions with traffic lights. Students will possess skills in designing road infrastructure and traffic signal programs for optimal operation and will be able to evaluate it (a) through appropriate solution methodology, (b) by designing and simulating them with specialized software. The above knowledge, skills and competences are necessary for the organisation of field measurements, the study of traffic and the design of urban and interurban road networks with a view to their more efficient operation.