Print Email Facebook Twitter Traffic flooding the low countries: How the Dutch cope with motorway congestion Title Traffic flooding the low countries: How the Dutch cope with motorway congestion Author Bovy, P.H.L. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Transport and Planning Date 1998-03-31 Abstract The road congestion problem in The Netherlands is addressed. Focus is on congestion development and congestion patterns on the Dutch motonA/ays. In order to understand the nature and extent of motorway congestion a description is given of the special features of the Dutch motorway network. Special attention is devoted to the design principles that explicitly take congestion into account. Figures are presented on the level, nature and extent of the congestion pattern using a variety of congestion indicators. Having described the symptoms an analysis is presented of the main factors causing congestion in the past decades and in the future. This forms the stepping stone for a presentation of Dutch transport policy towards curbing congestion and improved traffic flow quality. This presentation focusses on the target group approach and on dynamic traffic management including congestion pricing. The conclusions try to give an assessment of the possibilities to achieve improvements. Subject traffic flow theory To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f8125275-9223-4d10-b3a0-cc0b7e9c4e13 Publisher Delft University of Technology, Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences ISSN 0920-0592 Source LVV rapport, VK 2205.402 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type report Rights (c) 1998 Bovy, P.H.L.Delft University of Technology, Civil Engineering and Geosciences Files PDF Rapp_CT_VK_98-05.PDF 39.91 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:f8125275-9223-4d10-b3a0-cc0b7e9c4e13/datastream/OBJ/view