Traffic Simulator

[slimergan]

HI,
I'm trying to develop a traffic simulator but I am looking for ideas on how to do it and any help I can get. I was thing of using sprite animation with maybe some path following technique. Can someone help me with this?

[nuzzle]

Before you think about how to do it you should specify what you want to do. Exactly what is the traffic simulator supposed to do?

[slimergan]

Sorry, I wish to simulate a traffic flow for a roundabout with 3 exits and be able to change how many cars enter and exit the roundabout and randomly turn off the exits. At a later stage I would also like to be able to input traffic lights to see would the flow of traffic increase or decrease.

[nuzzle]

The best approach is to first shop around the internet and see what exists and what's been done. Here are a few examples,

http://www.ite.org/traffic/documents/AHA99B00.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0H2URY7BX0

http://trb.metapress.com/content/q667qm67358u1m63/