Course Overview
Introduces the basic terminology in traffic engineering and sets out the typical role and responsibilities of Traffic Engineering.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.0
- Retired
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
Module 1 - Traffic Engineering Administration
- Describe the role and scope of traffic engineering administration.
- Explain the need and relevant legislation which forms the basis of traffic engineering administration and enforcement.
- Explain the legal responsibility of public agencies from a traffic engineering point of view.
- Describe the human characteristics in traffic engineering.
- Describe the vehicle characteristics in traffic engineering.
Module 2 - Traffic Characteristics
- Describe various elements of a transport system.
- Describe the speed, volume and density relationships.
- Describe the temporal pattern of traffic volumes.
- Prepare motor accident collision diagrams and describe accident patterns.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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