Traffic Engineering Handbook

Get a complete look into modern traffic engineering solutions

Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is a newly revised text that builds upon the reputation as the go-to source of essential traffic engineering solutions that this book has maintained for the past 70 years. The updated content reflects changes in key industry standards, and shines a spotlight on the needs of all users, the design of context-sensitive roadways, and the development of more sustainable transportation solutions. Additionally, this resource features a new organizational structure that promotes a more functionally-driven, multimodal approach to planning, designing, and implementing transportation solutions.

A branch of civil engineering, traffic engineering concerns the safe and efficient movement of people and goods along roadways. Traffic flow, road geometry, sidewalks, crosswalks, cycle facilities, shared lane markings, traffic signs, traffic lights, and more--all of these elements must be considered when designing public and private sector transportation solutions.

• Explore the fundamental concepts of traffic engineering as they relate to operation, design, and management

• Access updated content that reflects changes in key industry-leading resources, such as the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), AASSHTO Policy on Geometric Design, Highway Safety Manual (HSM), and Americans with Disabilities Act

• Understand the current state of the traffic engineering field

• Leverage revised information that homes in on the key topics most relevant to traffic engineering in today's world, such as context-sensitive roadways and sustainable transportation solutions

Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is an essential text for public and private sector transportation practitioners, transportation decision makers, public officials, and even upper-level undergraduate and graduate students who are studying transportation engineering.

Auteur

INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS is an international educational and scientific association of over 15,000 professionals, with a diverse network of practitioners providing geographic balance and perspective. DR. BRIAN WOLSHON is the Edward A. and Karen Wax Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Louisiana State University. He has also served research appointments at Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory. DR. ANURAG PANDE is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and has co-authored more than 25 papers that have been published in peer-reviewed transportation journals.

Résumé
Get a complete look into modern traffic engineering solutions Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is a newly revised text that builds upon the reputation as the go-to source of essential traffic engineering solutions that this book has maintained for the past 70 years. The updated content reflects changes in key industry standards, and shines a spotlight on the needs of all users, the design of context-sensitive roadways, and the development of more sustainable transportation solutions. Additionally, this resource features a new organizational structure that promotes a more functionally-driven, multimodal approach to planning, designing, and implementing transportation solutions. A branch of civil engineering, traffic engineering concerns the safe and efficient movement of people and goods along roadways. Traffic flow, road geometry, sidewalks, crosswalks, cycle facilities, shared lane markings, traffic signs, traffic lights, and moreall of these elements must be considered when designing public and private sector transportation solutions.

• Explore the fundamental concepts of traffic engineering as they relate to operation, design, and management
• Access updated content that reflects changes in key industry-leading resources, such as the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), AASSHTO Policy on Geometric Design, Highway Safety Manual (HSM), and Americans with Disabilities Act
• Understand the current state of the traffic engineering field
• Leverage revised information that homes in on the key topics most relevant to traffic engineering in today's world, such as context-sensitive roadways and sustainable transportation solutions Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is an essential text for public and private sector transportation practitioners, transportation decision makers, public officials, and even upper-level undergraduate and graduate students who are studying transportation engineering.

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Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING HANDBOOK AND ITS ROLE IN EVOLVING PRACTICE 1
Anurag Pande, Ph.D. and Brian Wolshon, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE

I. Background 1

II. The Vision for This Edition 1

III. Organization of the Handbook 2

References 7

CHAPTER 2: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES TECHNIQUES FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT 9
John McFadden, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE, Seri Park, Ph.D., PTP, and David A. Petrucci, Jr., P.E., PTOE

I. Introduction 9

A. Background and Definitions Related to Statistics and Probability 9

B. Sampling Strategies 10

C. Types of Error 10

D. Variables 10

E. Parametric versus Nonparametric Statistics 10

II. Descriptive Statistics 11

A. Graphs and Tables 11

B. Other Tools 12

C. Measures of Central Tendency 13

D. Measures of Dispersion 14

E. Measures of Position 16

F. Measures of Association: Correlation Analysis 17

III. Probability 18

A. Rules of Probability 18

IV. Probability Distributions 21

A. Discrete Probability Distributions 21

B. Negative Binomial (NB) Distribution 23

C. Continuous Probability Distributions 23

V. Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing 25

A. Estimating 𝜇 When 𝜎 Is Known 25

VI. Regression Modeling 27

A. Linear Regression 27

B. Multiple Linear Regression 28

VII. Financial Analysis and Engineering Economics 28

VIII. Fundamental Concepts in Engineering Economics 29

A. Time Value of Money, Interest, Interest Rate, Equivalence, Cash Flow, and Rate of Return 29

B. Benefit/Cost Analysis 33

C. Risk Management Principles Applied Using Financial Indicators/Metrics 38

D. Application of Engineering Economics in Traffic Engineering via Examples 41

IX. Before-and-After Studies 45

A. Overview 45

B. Data Considerations 46

C. Study Types 47

D. Summary 48

References 49

CHAPTER 3: ROAD USERS 51
Alison Smiley, Ph.D., CCPE and Robert E. Dewar, Ph.D., CCPE

I. Introduction 51

II. Basics 51

A. Fundamental Road User Characteristics and Limitations 51

B. The Driving Task Model 51

C. Vision 52

D. Attention and Information Processing 53

E. Visual Search 54

F. PerceptionReaction Time 56

G. Driver Expectation 58

H. Behavioral Adaptation 59

I. Driver Impairments 59

III. Types of Road Users 61

A. The Design Driver 61

B. Older Drivers 61

C. Novice Drivers 62

D. Truck Drivers 63

E. Motorcyclists 64

F. Pedestrians 65

G. Bicyclists 70

IV. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 73

A. Positive Guidance 73

B. Traffic Control Devices 74

C. Intersections and Roundabouts 79

D. Interchanges 83

E. Railroad Grade Crossings 83

F. Road Segments 86

G. Work Zones 90

V. Case Studies 92

A. Case Study 3-1: Placement of Guide Signs on Freeways 92

B. Design to Slow Drivers in a Transition Zone 92

VI. EMERGING TRENDS 94

A. Naturalistic Driving Studies as a Basis for Road Design 94

B. Context-Sensitive Solutions and the Role of Human Factors 95

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