Traffic Control

Traffic control may refer to:

  • Air traffic control, a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft
  • Network traffic control, the manipulation of network traffic to avoid network congestion or to ensure quality of service in telecommunications
    • See also Traffic shaping in computer networks.
  • Road traffic control, directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic around a construction zone, accident or other road disruption
  • Traffic control in shipping lanes
  • Urban (peak-hour) traffic management

Famous quotes containing the words traffic and/or control:

    “The two hours’ traffic of our stage.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Imagine believing in the control of inflation by curbing the money supply! That is like deciding to stop your dog fouling the sidewalk by plugging up its rear end. It is highly unlikely to succeed, but if it does it kills the hound.”
    —Michael D. Stephens. “On Sinai, There’s No Economics,” New York Times (Nov. 13, 1981)