Traffic Flow Traffic Flow l What is it

Traffic Flow

Traffic Flow l What is it? l Traffic flow is the study of interactions between vehicles, drivers, and infrastructure (including highways, signage, and traffic control devices)

Issues with Traffic Flow l l Stop signs One-way traffic No pedestrian walkways Anything else?

You are Engineers!! l l Watch the video on traffic flow in India Pay attention to how the cars are moving

You are Engineers!! l l l What did you notice? At your tables, discuss and draw how you would fix the traffic flow problem that you see What could we add?

Bryan Middle School l l Have you ever noticed the traffic flow before and after school? Video

Your Mission… l 1 st Week – – As a class, we will decide on what kinds of data needs to be collected In your groups, you will develop a hypothesis on mending the traffic flow problem in front of Bryan Middle School

Your Mission… l 2 nd Week – – – Data collection Organize data as a class Must have hypothesis drawn up and ready for simulations

Your Mission… l 3 rd Week – – – Watch the control simulation (Whats that? ? ) Watch each groups individual simulations according to their developed hypothesis Decide as a class, which scenario is the best plan of action according to the result we are looking for

1 st Week l What is our problem? What do we want to correct? What data are we going to collect? Who is doing what? In your groups, develop your hypothesis l Remember: We will meet outside next week l l

2 nd Week l l l Meet Ms. Argo in front of building to collect your data Put data together? How? Finish hypothesis

3 rd Week l l Watch simulations Decide on best plan of action