Chapter 1 Introduction of Traffic Engineering
1.1 Importance of traffic and transportation
1.1.1 Transportation's role in social life and economics
1.1.2 People.goods and vehicles
1.1.3 Traffic and cities.towns and villages
1.1.4 Traffic problems and challenges
1.2 Traffic engineering definition and development
1.2.1 Definition of traffic engineering
1.2.2 Traffic engineering objectives
1.2.3 Traffic engineering development
1.2.3.1 Chronology of traffic engineering
1.2.3.2 Background of traffic engineering development
1.3 Transportation modes and functions
1.3.1 Transportation modes
1.3.2 Transportation demand
1.3.3 Mobility and accessibifity
1.4 Characteristics and elements of traffic engineering
1.4.1 Responsibility and liability of traffic engineer
1.4.2 Specialties in traffic engineer
1.4.3 Basic contents of traffic engineering
1.4.4 Traffic engineering characteristics
Problems
Additional Chinese readings
References
Chapter 2 Traffle Characteristics
Chapter 3 Traffic Stream Characteristics
Chapter 4 Traffic Engineering Studies and Programs
Chapter 5 Fundamentals of Traffic Flow Theory
Chapter 6 Traffic Management and Control
Chapter 7 Capacity and Level-of-Service Analysis
Chapter 8 Transportation Planning
Chapter 9 New Technologies in Traffic System
Appendix Terminology in English and Chinese