CONTENTS Preface ix 1 Introduction to Traffic Engineering 1 Part 2 Traffic Components and Characteristics 16 2 Road User and Vehicle Characteristics 17 3 Roadways and Their Geometric Characteristics 35 4 Introduction to Traffic Control Devices 65 5 Traffic Stream Characteristics 95 6 Intoduction to Traffic Flow Theory 107 Part 2 Traffic Studies and Programs 121 7 Statistical Applications in Traffic Engineering 122 8 Traffic Data Collection and Reduction Methodologies 148 9 Volume Studies and Characteristics 165 10 Speed, Travel Time, and Delay Studies 198 11 Highway Traffic Safety : Studies, Statistics, and Programs 225 12 Parking 250 Part 3 Freeways and Rural Highways 274 13 Fundamental Concepts for Uninterrupted Flow Facilities 275 14 Basic Freeway Segments and Multilane Highways 285 15 Weaving, Merging and Diverging Movements on Freeways and Multilane Highways 316 16 Two-Lane Highways 361 17 Singning and Marking for Freeways and Rural Highways 389 Part 4 The Intersection 409 18 The Hierarchy of Intersection Control 410 19 Elements of Intersection Design and Layout 437 20 Basic Principles of Intersection Signalization 461 21 Fundamentals of Signal Timing and Design : Pretimed Signals 489 22 Fundamentals of Signal Timing : Actuated Signal 526 23 Critical Movement Analysis of Signalized Intersections 545 24 Analysis of Signalized Intersections 573 25 Intelligent Transportation Systems in Support of Traffic Management and Control 620 26 Signal Coordination for Arterials and Networks : Undersaturated Conditions 632 27 Signal Coordination for Arterials and Networks : Oversaturated Conditions 663 28 Analysis of Streets in a Multimodal Context 678 29 Planning, Design and Operation of Streets and Arterials 686 30 Traffic Impact Analysis 708 Index 728