Queue
Guard
Warnings that move with the queue
T+00:00
900 veh/h
Pause
Speed
×5
×10
×20
×40
×80
Seed
Comms loss at 30 min
Restart
Evaluation
Site guideline
Code
Severe end-of-queue conflicts
(TTC ≤ 1 s or DRAC ≥ 3.4 m/s²)
0
static
0
QueueGuard
Arrival speed at the queue
(85th percentile, km/h)
–
static
–
QueueGuard
Queue time with no timely warning
(150–1500 m before the tail)
–
static
–
QueueGuard
Throughput past the work zone
(veh/h — safety must not cost capacity)
–
static
–
QueueGuard
Without QueueGuard
Static roadworks signs at fixed positions
same traffic, same drivers
With QueueGuard
Predicted tail · colour VMS chain · variable speed limits · alerts
Roadside devices
what drivers see now (QueueGuard)
Speed
0 → 100+ km/h
eyes off road
warned & alert
braking
severe conflict
Time–space diagram
QueueGuard run · white = true tail, amber = estimated from detectors only, dotted = predicted +90 s
Alerts
supervisor dashboard & worker phones
UHF CB 40
No message drafted.
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