T he queueing-theoretical model for stationary traffic flow developed in a former paper is extended and modified for nonstationary flow. In particular it is shown how speed-flowdensity relationships under nonstationary conditions may deviate from those obtained for stationary conditions. It is shown how the wide scatter which is often observed with empirical speed-flow-density data can be explained by nonstationarity. Furthermore, hysteresis loops, which may show up in speed-flow-density relationships, are interpreted by means of nonstationarity.
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