Vehicles will only change their journey plan if their route is made impossible by changes made to the road network while they are en route.īecause of this behaviour, a new route for traffic to bypass an overloaded intersection will only function as intended if, irrespective of traffic, it represents a quicker route. Vehicles will not change their planned path, or even their planned lanes, if they encounter traffic. This is usually, but not always, the shortest route - vehicles may choose a slightly longer route if it travels down higher speed limit roads. This calculation assumes that the vehicles will be able to travel at the speed limit of every road segment, i.e. This route is always the fastest legal route. Vehicles trying to drive from one location to another will select their route, including the choice of lanes, at the outset of the journey. Click on another road segment located on the line to move this dot. Either endpoint cannot be dragged past that dot. There will also be a dot between the endpoints on the road segment that was clicked on. A green line will appear to highlight the road, with dots on either end that can be dragged to adjust the road. The final tab, 'Adjust Roads', allows for the player to adjust what is considered one road, which is based on its name. The 'Junctions' tab allows for the toggling of traffic lights and stop signs. Clicking on a road or path with this selected in the 'Routes' tab will show all of the traffic currently planning to pass through there. A second info view can be accessed with the Traffic Routes button.

A higher percentage indicates better traffic flow. An 'Average Traffic Flow' rating for the whole city is also displayed in the form of a percentage. Heavy traffic (red areas) are not necessarily problem areas in terms of traffic flow a well designed road system will have the capacity to deal with its zones of high demand. Watching the flow (or lack thereof) of traffic at a junction or intersection can provide clues as to the cause, and solution, of a given traffic flow problem.Īdditionally, Cities: Skylines has a traffic info view, which can be inspected by using the Traffic button on the info view menu.Ĭlicking it overlays a gradient of green to red on the roads, depending on the density of the traffic in the area. Roads with heavy and/or congested traffic can be observed visually, simply by looking at the flow of vehicles on the roads.

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