Theory of Road Traffic Operation

Course guarantor:

Vladimír Faltus

Lecturer:

Zuzana Čarská, Vladimír Faltus, Petr Richter

Tutor:

Petr Richter

Supervisor:

Department of Transport Engineering

Synopsis:

Traffic parameters and their measurement, acquisition and processing. Road capacity analysis. Theoretical foundations and applications of mathematical models - macroscopic, statistical and microscopic traffic models. Theory of traffic management. Traffic light signals, roundabouts, coordination, public transport priority. Urban and highway management. Traffic excesses management. Road assessment and maintenance methods. Health risks assessment.

Requirements:

no prerequisites

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

To obtain an overview of the basic theory of traffic flow on roads and methods of its management.

Study materials:

Přibyl P.: Řídicí systémy silniční dopravy, vydavatelství ČVUT.

Přibyl P., Svítek M.: Inteligentní dopravní systémy, BEN, 2002, 525 str.

TP 81: Navrhování světelných signalizačních zařízení pro řízení silničního provozu. Praha, 2006.

Roess R., Prassas E., McShane W.: Traffic Engineering, Prentice Hall, 4th edition, pp. 734, ISBN: 978-0-13-613573-9.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2026/2027:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomHO:B-302 Richter P. 09:45–11:15 (parallel nr.1) Horská 3 (nová budova)
Tue
Wed	roomKO:404 Faltus V. 10:30–13:00 (lecture parallel1) Konviktská 20
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2026/2027:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Master Full-Time DS from 2023/24 (compulsory course)
• Master Full-Time DS from 2024/25 (compulsory course)
• Master Full-Time DS from 2025/26 (compulsory course)
• Master Full-Time DS from 2026/27 (compulsory course)