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Zero Traffic Conflict (ZTC) Road Networks with Concentric Traffic Paths

Version 1 : Received: 10 November 2021 / Approved: 12 November 2021 / Online: 12 November 2021 (13:43:05 CET)

How to cite: Tasgal, R.; Eichler, D. Zero Traffic Conflict (ZTC) Road Networks with Concentric Traffic Paths. Preprints 2021, 2021110223. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202111.0223.v1 Tasgal, R.; Eichler, D. Zero Traffic Conflict (ZTC) Road Networks with Concentric Traffic Paths. Preprints 2021, 2021110223. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202111.0223.v1

Abstract

U-turns and left turns are sometimes forbidden even though it increases travel distances. The greater travel distances are sometimes outweighed by the improved movement through intersections due to there being fewer conflicting lanes of traffic. One can, further, forbid straight-throughs. Restricting a sufficient number of turns can make intersections free from crossing lanes of traffic (``zero traffic conflict,'' ``ZTC"), though there may still be merging lanes of traffic. It's possible to make \begin{it}all\end{it} intersections in a road \begin{it}network\end{it} ZTC. However, keeping all destinations accessible and travel distances moderate requires careful selection of allowed driving directions and turning directions. We demonstrate through numerical microscopic and macroscopic simulations that there are road networks and ranges of traffic loads for which, in comparison with conventional schemes, ZTC road network can carry approximately $50$\% more vehicular traffic without incurring gridlock.

Keywords

Zero Traffic Conflict; ZTC; Traffic efficiency; Microscopic simulation; Mesoscopic simulation

Subject

Engineering, Automotive Engineering

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