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Method for managing vehicular traffic

a technology for managing vehicular traffic and vehicles, applied in the direction of roads, instruments, construction, etc., can solve the problems of stress-related incidents, traffic congestion, driver-instability, road rage, etc., and achieve the effect of enhancing lane separation

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-02-16
ROBERTS HOWARD H
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[0007] As a function of the length and width of the defile, and the time that the defile is expected to persist, lane separation may be enhanced by the use of a barrier system. Specifically, such a barrier system for separating the lanes can be implemented by using devices such as vertical wands or concrete dividers.

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It has been documented that delays caused by traffic congestion are increasingly responsible for a significant diminution in workplace productivity.
Further, it is well known that traffic congestion contributes to driver-instability (road rage) and other stress-related discomforts.
In general, the slower traffic is able to move along a roadway, the more likely it is that stress-related incidents will result.
While traffic delays that are caused by accidents or acts-of-God may be unavoidable, many other causes of traffic delay are simply the result of poor planning.

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[0011] Referring to the FIGURE, a schematic representation of a traffic management zone in accordance with the present invention is shown, and is generally designated 10. Specifically, the FIGURE provides details for one side of a roadway 12 which has been constructed with a plurality of same-way lanes. The roadway 12, for the exemplary case shown in the Figure, provides for three lanes of same-way traffic which will travel on the roadway 12 in the direction indicated by the arrow 14. In accordance with customary usage, these lanes are numerically referred to according to their distance from the median strip 16 of the roadway 12. Thus, the same-way lanes shown in the FIGURE are referred to hereinafter as lane “1” (i.e. the fast lane), lane “2”, and lane “3”. There could, of course, be more correspondingly higher numbered lanes. In any event, vehicular traffic in these lanes will typically travel in the opposite direction (indicated by the arrow 18) to the traffic that is traveling o...

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A method is employed for controlling the flow of vehicular traffic in a traffic management zone, as the traffic is routed through a roadway constriction or an area of traffic congestion. Included in the method are steps for establishing a minimum speed, and for identifying a travel lane for each vehicle. The method also includes the requirement that each vehicle not change lanes while it traverses the management zone.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention pertains generally to methods for controlling vehicular traffic on a roadway. More particularly, the present invention pertains to methods for controlling vehicular traffic in a traffic management zone as the traffic is being routed through a constriction in the roadway or through an area of extreme traffic congestion. The present invention is particularly, but not exclusively, useful as a method for controlling vehicular traffic wherein the method includes requirements for a minimum or constant vehicular speed, a minimum spacing between vehicles, and proscriptions against lane changes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] It has been documented that delays caused by traffic congestion are increasingly responsible for a significant diminution in workplace productivity. Further, it is well known that traffic congestion contributes to driver-instability (road rage) and other stress-related discomforts. In general, the slower traffic is...

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IPC IPC(8): E01C11/24
CPCG08G1/096716G08G1/096783G08G1/096758
Inventor ROBERTS, HOWARD H.
Owner ROBERTS HOWARD H
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