Cerritos College

• Identify the relationship among the basic traffic stream characteristics.

• Select and design a traffic surveillance system for measuring traffic, and calculate from raw field data the traffic stream characteristics.

• Select the appropriate traffic stream model to analyze different traffic conditions.

• Explain in simple terms the mechanics of the driving task of car following.

• Explain the interactions among traffic streams at unsignalized intersections and merge/diverge points.

• Explain how traffic stream models can be used in the ITS environment (i.e. automated highways; advanced traffic management and control, etc.).

This module assumes basic knowledge of probability theory and elementary calculus as well as basic modeling skills.

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