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

Your Mission… 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 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

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

3 rd Week Watch simulations Decide on best plan of action