Traffic Management Systems

General objective:

To understand the principles of traffic organization in busy areas, inside city limits, and how to apply the traffic management.

Contents:

• Objectives of traffic management plans:
   o Traffic management strategies
   o Reducing traffic on roads
   o Improving roadways performance

• Managing traffic on highways:
   o Imitating traffic, city entrance control systems.
   o Applying information technologies on highways.
   o Communication and control systems of vehicles

• Safe Environment.

• Traffic management:
   o Roundabouts on even crossroads
   o Limited or prolonged prohibition for some vehicles.
   o Applying fees on road use. Speed control especially in      busy areas.

• Control of vehicles waiting and encouraging the use of public transport

• Control of pedestrians
   o Organization
   o Engineering planning and adaptation

• Control of Heavy Vehicles:
   o Means
   o Planning
   o Ex expertise.

• The Economical Revenue of the Traffic Management:
   o Short term
   o Mid term
   o Long term

At the end of the program, the participant will be able to:

Identify the objectives and means of traffic management, and the economical output of its organization.