Tidal flow lanes

idontspam - 25-FEB-2009

Also called reversible lanes. A reversible lane (called a counterflow lane or contraflow lane in transport engineering nomenclature) is a lane in which traffic may travel in either direction, depending on certain conditions.

Learning from Road Layouts

asj - 4-OCT-2008

Dear All,

I have for some time wanted to share how planning road layouts is vital for ensuring traffic flows smoothly.

Here is the first in what I hope to make a series (and hope other contribute too) of road layouts from UK. Aim is to share these observations with our planners to reduce entropy on our roads.

A Typical cross junction in UK

Banning Right Turns to Improve Traffic Flows

asj - 1-OCT-2008

In Pune, currently we have a phase where the DCP is keen on removing / banning right turns to improve flow of traffic.