TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lin, Tyh-ming
AU  - Jones,John Hugh
AU  - Yordphol Tanaboriboon, 
AU  - Prapansak Buranaprapa, 
ED  - Government o f Republic of China, 
TI  - Dispersion of platoons of vehicles in Bangkok traffic
T2  - Thesis ; 
PY  - 1981///
CY  - Bangkok
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Traffic signs and signals
KW  - Thailand
KW  - Bangkok
N1  - A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology; Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1981
N2  - The importance of the dispersion factor in the  coordination of traffic signa ls has led researchers in  Britain, the United States, and Canada to study the dispersion of vehicles as they progress along a street from a traffic signal. The present research describes an investigation to find how platoons o f vehicles released from a traffic signal disperse as they move along the street. Field surveys were carried out at four sites in  Metropolitan Bangkok. Parameters observed were the  successive two-second flows at the stopline, and at selected  points downstream from the stopline after the signal turned  green. From this information, flow-time diagrams were  constructed to describe the dispersion of platoons of  vehicles. These were compared with the flows predicted by  Robertson's and Pacey's models. It was concluded that the degree of platoon dispersion  at the study sites was significantly less than that  suggested by Robertson's parameters. There is evidence in  favour of Robertson's and Pacey's methods for the prediction of platoon dispersion
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