Dynamic Road Marking

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• Dynamic Road Marking
• Potential Applications
• By
• Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water
  management
• Traffic Research Centre (AVV)
• Sander Korz MSc

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DRMPotential Applications
Presentation Stream
Objective
Recent History
Current activities
Applications / Future pilots
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Objective
DRM Potential applications
FacilitateTraffic Flow
Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
by
Applications
Local(increasing capacity)
Network(capacity management)
through
through
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Recent History
DRM Potential applications

• 1997 Tender for DRM solutions
• 1997 Several ideas
• 1998 First prototype
• 1999 pilot A15 (Philips/Heijmans)
• 2001 NILS on the A12
• 2001 Head Office Public Works and Water
  management wanted to accelerate the
  development of DRM products.

Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
FuturePilots
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Current Activities
DRM Potential applications
Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
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Current Activities
DRM Potential applications

• Pilot on the A44 testing the technique
• Selection of Traffic (Flow) Pilots of various
  applications (2003-2004)

Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Local Peak lane
DRM Potential applications
Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
Switched on(continuous line)
Switched off
Off peak
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Applications LocalPeak lane
DRM Potential applications
Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
Switched on (broken line)
Switched on(continuous line)
peak
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Applications Local
DRM Potential applications

• Dynamic off ramp with dynamic nose (minimal use
  of DRM)

Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Local
DRM Potential applications

• Dynamic off ramp with dynamic nose (minimal use
  of DRM)

Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Local
DRM Potential applications

• Lane transition on ramp

Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Local
DRM Potential applications

• Lane transition on ramp

Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Local
DRM Potential applications

• Lane transition on rampPossible pilot site A50

Objective
RecentHistory
Off peak
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Local
DRM Potential applications

• Lane transition on rampPossible pilot site A50

Objective
RecentHistory
peak
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications LocalTidal Flow
DRM Potential applications
Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Network
DRM Potential applications

• Buffer zones
• Main carriageways
• On ramp buffer
• Off ramp buffer

Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
Goal To unblock routes upstream a
bottleneck(network management)
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Applications NetworkBuffer zones
DRM Potential applications
Objective
peak
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
Tailback fromoff-ramp traffic causes congestion
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Applications Network Buffer zones
DRM Potential applications
Objective

• Use of hard sholder as extended deceleration lane

RecentHistory
peak
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Network Buffer zones
DRM Potential applications

• Buffer through ramp widening

Objective
RecentHistory
peak
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Network Signalised intersections
DRM Potential applications
Objective

• Right turn lanes in Motorway exit

RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
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Applications Network Signalised intersections
DRM Potential applications
Objective

• Right turn lanes in Motorway exit

RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
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Conclusion
DRM Potential applications

• For the time being DRM only at (small)
  discontinuities
• In 2003 2004 pilots to test the effects on
  traffic (flow)
• When results are positive...?

Objective
RecentHistory
Current Activities
Applications
Conclusion