Area traffic control by computer

Abstract

The results of a full-scale experiment in traffic control in Glasgow show that substantial improvements in journey times are produced by co-ordinating all the traffic signals in the area on fixed time operation. Seven systems of control, based on computer programs, have been studied and each compared with a standard system. The paper describes the experiment and analyses the results. The paper was presented at a one-day symposium on Networks, organized by the Computer Aided Design specialist group of the British Computer Society and held on the 18th March 1974.