Unsignalized Intersection Conflicts Simulator — Minor queue, Minor departures & Mean departed wait Interactive

An eastbound major road crosses a stopped minor-road movement.

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About this tool — how it works & FAQ

About the Unsignalized Intersection Conflicts Simulator

An eastbound major road crosses a stopped minor-road movement. Vehicles, stop markings, a highlighted conflict zone and queue counters demonstrate gap acceptance and priority. A teaching fault switch disables yielding so unsafe accepted gaps can be inspected.

What the simulator shows

• 3D scene parts: Major and minor road approaches; stop and hold line; reserved crossing conflict zone; moving vehicles and waiting queue; gap and queue recorder. • Controls: Major-road arrivals (200–1200 veh/h); Minor-road arrivals (100–900 veh/h); Major-road speed (6–18 m/s); Required crossing gap (6–10 s); Minor departure headway (2–5 s); Obey STOP / gap check (0–1 0=fault, 1=obey). • Live readouts: Minor queue (vehicles); Minor departures (vehicles); Mean departed wait (s); Next major arrival at conflict (s); Observed minor rate (veh/h); Unsafe accepted gaps (events); Overflow/spawn suppression (vehicles). • Guided experiments: Heavy major stream; Light major stream; Ignore STOP. • Four tabs (visual laboratory, curves and measurements, experiments, learn and assess), a model-verification run, a timestamped event log and a trial report.

The model equations

Arrival headway=3600/demand Next major arrival gap=distance/speed Minor entry requires: gap≥critical gap, crossing zone clear, departure headway elapsed Observed rate=departures×3600/elapsed time Mean wait=Σ(departure−arrival)/departures

Model limits and how to explore

Representative single major and single minor straight movement, not a complete four-leg capacity model. Deterministic arrivals, constant speeds, simplified crossing reservation; no turning traffic, pedestrians, stochastic driver behavior or crash dynamics. Queue capped at 120, suppressed arrivals reported. Fault mode records unsafe accepted gaps; cars continue moving rather than simulating impacts. Rates early in a trial are not steady-state capacity. Try the preset experiments, then compare the live readouts with the equations.

Frequently asked questions

Does the minor movement have priority over major traffic?

No. It waits for a sufficient gap and a clear conflict zone.

Does departed mean wait include vehicles still queued?

No. It averages only vehicles that have already entered.

What does this simulator not model?

Representative single major and single minor straight movement, not a complete four-leg capacity model. Deterministic arrivals, constant speeds, simplified crossing reservation; no turning traffic, pedestrians, stochastic driver behavior or crash dynamics. Queue capped at 120, suppressed arrivals reported. Fault mode records unsafe accepted gaps; cars continue moving rather than simulating impacts. Rates early in a trial are not steady-state capacity.

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