Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering
This is the first course in a two-course series in traffic engineering.
The second course in this series is Traffic Engineering Operations.
Course Faculty: John Logan and Jerry Hall
This course is a three-day overview and introduction to traffic engineering practice. You will study human, vehicle, and traffic stream characteristics, the science of measuring traffic and travel, and transportation planning, traffic safety management and traffic demand and impact studies.
The session will also include a comprehensive discussion of traffic control devices such as signs, markings, work zones, signals and traffic signal control systems. You will use examples from the textbook and regional practice as the basis for discussion and hands-on work problems.
Course Topics
- Introduction to traffic engineering
- Transportation characteristics
- Human and vehicle characteristics
- Traffic stream characteristics
- Traffic volume studies
- Roadway capacity
- Interchange capacity
- Accident analysis
- Speed studies
- Travel time studies
- Transportation planning
- Traffic safety management
- Traffic demand and impact studies
- Introduction to traffic control devices
- Signing and guide signing
- Pavement markings
- Designing safe work zones
- Traffic signals
- Traffic signal control systems
To learn how to bring this course to your organization, please contact us at 206-685-8936.
Who Should Attend
This course has been designed to introduce both new and experienced engineering personnel to the practice of traffic engineering. The course is appropriate for engineering personnel in any of the main transportation engineering functions: design, traffic, planning and construction. The topics covered in this course are important in each of these functions. Please bring a hand-held calculator, scale, straight-edge and pencil to the class.
Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Hours
Course participants will earn 2.1 CEUs/21 PDHs upon successful completion of this course. The CEU is a nationally recognized measure of participation in a noncredit continuing education program that meets established criteria for increasing knowledge and competency.