Citation

Blanche EE. Traffic Q. 1957; 11(3): 406-416.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1957, Eno Transportation Foundation)

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Abstract

Slowly but steadily, high-speed electronic computers have entered the field of data processing and analyzing traffic and highway data, just like the automobile entered the transportation field at the turn of the century. This article discusses how, when properly used, high-speed computers can process data make computations faster and more accurately than manual methods or conventional processing on standard punch card equipment. Sometimes the processing is cheaper, sometimes more expensive. There is a dividing line between savings by using or not using a high-speed computer and it is essential to know precisely where this dividing line is to avoid misunderstanding the cost of such work.