Chapter I Introduction 1.1 Concept of traffic engineering 1.2 Characteristics of traffic engineering discipline 1.3 Objectives of traffic engineering 1.4 Scope of traffic engineering 1.5 Challenges in traffic engineering 1.6 Development of traffic engineering 1.7 Status and trend of transport in China Questions Chapter 2 Road traffic system 2.1 Road users 2.2 Vehicles 2.3 Roadways 2.4 Road environment Questions Chapter 3 Traffic stream characteristics 3.1 Traffic stream 3.2 Traffic volume 3.3 Speed 3.4 Density 3.5 Microscopic parameters 3.6 Fundamental relationship among flow rate,speed,and density Questions Chapter 4 Traffic studies 4.1 Types and applications of traffic studies 4.2 Traffic volume studies 4.3 Spot speed studies 4.4 Travel time and delay studies Questions Chapter 5 Traffic flow theory 5.1 Statistical distribution of traffic flow 5.2 Queuing theory 5.3 Car following model 5.4 Shockwave theory Questions Chapter 6 Highway capacity analysis 6.1 Basic concepts 6.2 Capacity and LOS analysis Questions Chapter 7 Traffic management and contr 7.1 Traffic management 7.2 Traffic controI devices 7.3 Intersection control Questions Chapter 8 Transportation planning 8.1 Transportation planning process 8.2 Transportation and land use 8.3 Forecasting travel demand Questions Chapter 9 Parking
9.1 Types of parking facilities 9.2 Parking demand 9.3 Parking studies 9.4 Design aspects of parking facilities Questions Chapter 10 Traffic safety 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Safety management Drocess 10.3 Approaches to highway safety Questions Chapter 11 Intelligent transportation System 11.1 Introduction 11.2 ITS supporting technologies 11.3 Application of ITS 11.4 ITS emerging opportunities and challenges Questions Terminology References