@article{ref1,
title="Permitted left-turn capacity of exclusive lanes: simulation-based empirical method",
journal="Transportation research record",
year="1994",
author="Chang, Gang-Len and Zhuang, Leimin and Perez, Cesar",
volume="1457",
number="",
pages="96-103",
abstract="An exploratory procedure for analyzing the permitted left-turn capacity with exclusive lanes is presented, including several empirical models for opposing queue length prediction, permitted saturation flow of mixed traffic, and effect of bay length on the left-turn capacity. Some critical factors, such as the number of opposing lanes and the interactions between upstream and downstream green time-cycle length ratios, have been incorporated in the proposed procedures for capacity estimation. A discrete choice modeling methodology has been applied to predict the fraction of time in a cycle during which the through queue length may be over a certain distance. Such a model enables traffic engineers to determine the left-turn bay length from a cost-benefit perspective. It should be noted that all proposed empirical models are grounded on the simulation experiments with TRAF-NETSIM. Hence, adjustments or modifications may be necessary after extensive field observations are conducted to calibrate TRAF-NETSIM.  Record URL:  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1994/1457/1457-011.pdf<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0361-1981",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}