• DocumentCode
    1305638
  • Title

    Spiral-Shaped Driveways: A Novel Method for Traffic Circles

  • Author

    Wang, Hengsong ; Bing Long ; Shulin Tian

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    18
  • Lastpage
    23
  • Abstract
    Better design of large traffic circles is very important for the growing need of high quality travel. This paper presents a novel method for channeling the large traffic circles based on the spiral-shaped driveways, which is inspired by the Eight Diagram of Taoism. This channelization eliminates many potential conflict points as well as improves the traffic flux. Better utilization of the center island becomes possible. After applying the error-correcting mechanism, this design becomes more considerate and more branches can be added.
  • Keywords
    road traffic; roads; eight diagram of taoism; spiral-shaped driveways; traffic circles; traffic flux; Design methodology; Driver circuits; Safety; Three dimensional displays; Traffic control; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1939-1390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MITS.2010.937291
  • Filename
    5557921