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Unsignalized Intersections

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This chapter deals with unsignalized intersections and methods for determining the measures of effectiveness (MOE): waiting times and delays. To this regard, the TRL method for estimating capacity, queues, delays at three-arm intersections is exemplified.

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  1. DICAM, University of Trento, Trento, Italy

    Marco Guerrieri & Raffaele Mauro

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Guerrieri, M., Mauro, R. (2021). Unsignalized Intersections. In: A Concise Introduction to Traffic Engineering. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60723-4_9

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