0 or 3 credits
Fall 2026 Lecture Laboratory Upper Division
Analysis of basic characteristics of highway transportation systems and the elements influencing these characteristics: drivers, vehicles, pedestrians, flow, density, speed, travel time, delay, stream flow, intersection performance, capacity, accidents, traffic demand, and parking. Techniques used include experimental observation, deterministic and probabilistic queueing theory, probability and statistics, and graphical analysis.
Learning Outcomes1Interpret the principal relationships between road traffic characteristics.
2Identify road traffic and safety problems on existing roads.
3Design and perform appropriate highway traffic studies.
4Apply and critically evaluate application procedures.
5Propose adequate highway improvements to enhance traffic quality and highway safety.
6Document their work and the results in written reports.
Prerequisites
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