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The myth of traffic-responsive signal control: why common sense does not always make sense

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  • Ruth Evers
  • Stef Proost

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Intuitively, one is inclined to think that traffic-responsive signal control is the most efficient control policy. In this paper, however, we show that for an intersection of two routes connecting one origin-destination pair where only one route is subject to congestion, anticipatory signal control performs better than traffic-responsive signal control. Furthermore, the unfolded logic behind this result suggests that the superiority of anticipatory signal control also extends to other networks.

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  • Ruth Evers & Stef Proost, 2015. "The myth of traffic-responsive signal control: why common sense does not always make sense," Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven 504887, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven.
    • Handle: RePEc:ete:ceswps:504887
    Note: paper number DPS 15.14
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