Traffic Flow

Traffic Flow

What is it? Traffic flow is the study of interactions between

vehicles, drivers, and infrastructure (including highways, signage, and traffic control devices)

Issues with Traffic Flow

Stop signs One-way traffic No pedestrian walkways Anything else?

You are Engineers!!

Watch the video on traffic flow in India Pay attention to how the cars are moving

You are Engineers!!

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

Have you ever noticed the traffic flow before and after school?

Video

Your Mission…

1st 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…

2nd Week– Data collection– Organize data as a class– Must have hypothesis drawn up and ready for

simulations

Your Mission…

3rd 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

1st Week

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

Remember: We will meet outside next week

2nd Week

Meet Ms. Argo in front of building to collect your data

Put data together? How? Finish hypothesis

3rd Week

Watch simulations Decide on best plan of action