Improve urban traffic efficiency with prohibiting left-turn policy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng-Qin Cheng ◽  
Lele Zhang ◽  
Xue-Dong Hu ◽  
Mao-Bin Hu
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Critical Length ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Flow Density ◽  
Route Guidance ◽  
Left Turn ◽  
Traffic Efficiency ◽  
Quickest Path ◽  
The Impact

Enhancing traffic flow plays an important role in the traffic management of urban arterial networks. The policy of prohibiting left-turn (PLT) at selected highly demanded intersections has been adopted as an attempt to increase the efficiency at these intersections. In this paper, we study the impact of PLT by mathematical analysis and simulations based on the cellular automaton model. Using the flow-density relation, three system performance indexes are examined: the average trip completion rate, the average traffic flow, and the average velocity of vehicles. Different route guidance strategies, including the shortest path and the quickest path, are investigated. We show that when left turn is prohibited, vehicles are distributed more homogeneously in the road network, and the system performs better and reaches a higher capacity. We also derive a critical length of link, above which the benefit of PLT will decrease.

A Simple and Effective Method for Traffic Flow Density Detection

2013 ◽  
Vol 462-463 ◽  
pp. 122-125
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Yong Gang Ma ◽  
Xian Chang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Practical Method ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Flow Density

There has been a lot of research on traffic flow density detection in recent years. In this paper, we propose a simple and practical method for traffic flow density detection through using the multiple pairs of infrared photoelectric sensors and STC15F2K60S2 as the main controller. This method can be used for the multiple cars two-way or multi-way side by side traffic flow density detection. The circuit is simple, accurate and efficient. The proposed method is economical and practical. Thus it can promote the progress of urban traffic management.

scholarly journals An Eco-Friendly Multimodal Route Guidance System for Urban Areas Using Multi-Agent Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2057
Author(s):  
Abdallah Namoun ◽  
Ali Tufail ◽  
Nikolay Mehandjiev ◽  
Ahmed Alrehaili ◽  
Javad Akhlaghinia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Guidance System ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Flow Density ◽  
Route Guidance ◽  
Agent Based

The use and coordination of multiple modes of travel efficiently, although beneficial, remains an overarching challenge for urban cities. This paper implements a distributed architecture of an eco-friendly transport guidance system by employing the agent-based paradigm. The paradigm uses software agents to model and represent the complex transport infrastructure of urban environments, including roads, buses, trolleybuses, metros, trams, bicycles, and walking. The system exploits live traffic data (e.g., traffic flow, density, and CO2 emissions) collected from multiple data sources (e.g., road sensors and SCOOT) to provide multimodal route recommendations for travelers through a dedicated application. Moreover, the proposed system empowers the transport management authorities to monitor the traffic flow and conditions of a city in real-time through a dedicated web visualization. We exhibit the advantages of using different types of agents to represent the versatile nature of transport networks and realize the concept of smart transportation. Commuters are supplied with multimodal routes that endeavor to reduce travel times and transport carbon footprint. A technical simulation was executed using various parameters to demonstrate the scalability of our multimodal traffic management architecture. Subsequently, two real user trials were carried out in Nottingham (United Kingdom) and Sofia (Bulgaria) to show the practicality and ease of use of our multimodal travel information system in providing eco-friendly route guidance. Our validation results demonstrate the effectiveness of personalized multimodal route guidance in inducing a positive travel behavior change and the ability of the agent-based route planning system to scale to satisfy the requirements of traffic infrastructure in diverse urban environments.

scholarly journals Research on the impact of ship traffic flow on the restricted channel segment of the middle Yangtze River based on traffic wave theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Liu ◽  
Gabriel Lodewijks
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Wave Theory ◽  
Flow Density ◽  
List Type ◽  
Ship Traffic ◽  
Traffic Wave ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Channel Segment

Abstract Abstract On the basis of the influence of dry season on ship traffic flow, the gathering and dissipating process of ship traffic flow was researched with Greenshields linear flow—density relationship model, the intrinsic relationship between the ship traffic congestion state and traffic wave in the unclosed restricted channel segment was emphatically explored when the ship traffic flow in a tributary channel inflows, and the influence law of multiple traffic waves on the ship traffic flow characteristics in unclosed restricted segment is revealed. On this basis, the expressions of traffic wave speed and direction, dissipation time of queued ships and the number of ships affected were provided, and combined with Monte Carlo method, the ship traffic flow simulation model in the restricted channel segment was built. The simulation results show that in closed restricted channel segment the dissipation time of ships queued is mainly related to the ship traffic flow rate of segments A and C, and the total number of ships affected to the ship traffic flow rate of segment A. And in unclosed restricted channel segment, the dissipation time and the total number of ships affected are also determined by the meeting time of the traffic waves in addition to the ship traffic flow rate of segments. The research results can provide the theoretical support for further studying the ship traffic flow in unclosed restricted channel segment with multiple tributaries Article Highlights The inflow of tributaries' ship traffic flows has an obvious impact on the traffic conditions in the unenclosed restricted channel segment. The interaction and influence between multiple ship traffic waves and the mechanism of generating new traffic waves are explained. The expression of both dissipation time of queued ships and the total number of ships affected in the closed and unclosed restricted channel segment are given.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF THE RAINSTORM ON URBAN ROAD TRAFFIC SPEED — A CASE STUDY OF SHENZHEN, CHINA

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W7 ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Li ◽  
X. Hao ◽  
W. Wang ◽  
A. Wu ◽  
Z. Xie
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Management ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Gps Tracking ◽  
Shenzhen City ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Stormy Weather ◽  
Wide Scale ◽  
Traffic Speed ◽  
The Impact

The adverse weather may significantly impact urban traffic speed and travel time. Understanding the influence of the rainstorm to urban traffic speed is of great importance for traffic management under stormy weather. This study aims to investigate the impact of rainfall intensity on traffic speed in the Shenzhen (China) during the period 1 July 2015–31 August 2016. The analysis was carried out for five 1-h periods on weekdays during the morning periods (6:00 AM–11:00 AM). Taxi-enabled GPS tracking data obtained from Shenzhen city are used in the analysis. There are several findings in this study. Firstly, nearly half of the roads are significantly affected by the rainstorm. Secondly, the proportion of positive correlated roads is about 35 %, but there still are some roads with uncorrelated traffic speed variation rates (SVR) and rainfall intensities. Thirdly, the impact of the rainstorm on traffic speed is not homogeneous but with obvious spatial difference. This research provides useful information that can be used in traffic management on a city-wide scale under stormy weather.

scholarly journals Urban Wasteful Transport and Its Estimation Methods

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangyang Cao ◽  
Bingzhong Zhou ◽  
Qiang Tang ◽  
Jiaqi Li ◽  
Donghui Shi
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Transport Theory ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Flow Density ◽  
Urban Road ◽  
Road Capacity ◽  
Density Relationship

The paper studies urban road traffic problems from the perspective of resource science. The resource composition of urban road traffic system is analysed, and the road network is proved as a scarce resource in the system resource combination. According to the role of scarce resources, the decisive role of road capacity in urban traffic is inferred. Then the new academic viewpoint of “wasteful transport” was proposed. Through in-depth research, the paper defines the definition of wasteful transport and expounds its connotation. Through the flow-density relationship analysis of urban road traffic survey data, it is found that there is a clear boundary between normal and wasteful transport in urban traffic flow. On the basis of constructing the flow-density relationship model of road traffic, combined with investigation and analysis, the quantitative estimation method of wasteful transport is established. An empirical study on the traffic conditions of the Guoding section of Shanghai shows that there is wasteful transport and confirms the correctness of the wasteful transport theory and method. The research of urban wasteful transport also reveals that: (1) urban road traffic is not always effective; (2) traffic flow exceeding road capacity is wasteful transport, and traffic demand beyond the capacity of road capacity is an unreasonable demand for customers; (3) the explanation that the traffic congestion should apply the comprehensive theory of traffic engineering and resource economics; and (4) the wasteful transport theory and method may be one of the methods that can be applied to alleviate traffic congestion.

scholarly journals P PEMODELAN ARUS LALU LINTAS DAN WAKTU TUNGGU TOTAL OPTIMAL DI PERSIMPANGAN JL. JEMUR ANDAYANI – AHMAD YANI SEBAGAI UPAYA MENGURAI KEMACETAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-398
Author(s):  
Yuniar Farida ◽  
Aris Fanani ◽  
Ida Purwanti ◽  
Luluk Wulandari ◽  
Nanida Jenahara Zaen
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Traffic Flows ◽  
Left Turn ◽  
Traffic Performance ◽  
Time Calculation ◽  
High Level ◽  
Signal Time

One crossroad of ​​Surabaya whose high level of congestion is the crossing of Jemur Andayani – Ahmad Yani Street. It needs to Improve traffic management, geometric, and signal time to obtain optimal traffic performance. The purpose of this study is to make a model of traffic flow and determine the optimal total waiting time at the crossing of Jemur Andayani – Ahmad Yani using Compatible Graph. Compatible graphs are two sets where vertices indicate objects to be arranged and edges indicate compatible pairs of objects. Compatible traffic flow is two traffic flows which if both of them run simultaneously can run safely and not collide. The results of the optimal waiting time calculation using a compatible graph assuming the left turn following the lamp is 75 seconds. While the optimal total waiting time by assuming the left turn not following the lights is 60 seconds. The optimal total waiting time is smaller than the actual total waiting time currently applied at Frontage Ahmad Yani street, which is 170 seconds by assuming turn left following the lights.

scholarly journals Traffic Efficiency Models for Urban Traffic Management Using Mobile Crowd Sensing: A Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13068
Author(s):  
Akbar Ali ◽  
Nasir Ayub ◽  
Muhammad Shiraz ◽  
Niamat Ullah ◽  
Abdullah Gani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Traffic Data ◽  
Mobile Crowdsensing ◽  
Traffic Efficiency ◽  
Crowd Sensing ◽  
Management Schemes ◽  
Mobile Crowd

The population is increasing rapidly, due to which the number of vehicles has increased, but the transportation system has not yet developed as development occurred in technologies. Currently, the lowest capacity and old infrastructure of roads do not support the amount of vehicles flow which cause traffic congestion. The purpose of this survey is to present the literature and propose such a realistic traffic efficiency model to collect vehicular traffic data without roadside sensor deployment and manage traffic dynamically. Today’s urban traffic congestion is one of the core problems to be solved by such a traffic management scheme. Due to traffic congestion, static control systems may stop emergency vehicles during congestion. In daily routine, there are two-time slots in which the traffic is at peak level, which causes traffic congestion to occur in an urban transportation environment. Traffic congestion mostly occurs in peak hours from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. when people go to offices and students go to educational institutes and when they come back home from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The main purpose of this survey is to provide a taxonomy of different traffic management schemes for avoiding traffic congestion. The available literature categorized and classified traffic congestion in urban areas by devising a taxonomy based on the model type, sensor technology, data gathering techniques, selected road infrastructure, traffic flow model, and result verification approaches. Consider the existing urban traffic management schemes to avoid congestion and to provide an alternate path, and lay the foundation for further research based on the IoT using a Mobile crowd sensing-based traffic congestion control model. Mobile crowdsensing has attracted increasing attention in traffic prediction. In mobile crowdsensing, the vehicular traffic data are collected at a very low cost without any special sensor network infrastructure deployment. Mobile crowdsensing is very popular because it can transmit information faster, collect vehicle traffic data at a very low cost by using motorists’ smartphone or GPS vehicular embedded sensor, and it is easy to install, requires no special network deployment, has less maintenance, is compact, and is cheaper compared to other network options.

Development of Guidelines Based on Life-Cycle Cost To Replace Level-of-Service Concept in Capacity Analysis

1997 ◽  
Vol 1572 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Karl-L. Bang ◽  
Gunnar Lindberg ◽  
Gandhi Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Traffic Engineering ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Service Concept ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Selection Of

Highway capacity manuals (HCMs) from developed countries cannot be successfully applied in Indonesia because of significant differences in driver behavior, traffic composition, and level of roadside activities. The Indonesian HCM project (IHCM) was therefore started in 1991 and has resulted in a manual and software for urban traffic facilities, inter-urban roads, and motorways. The IHCM also includes traffic engineering guidelines for selection of appropriate road and intersection type and design for new construction or improvements based on life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis. The LCC model includes all relevant road-user costs (those for vehicle operations, time, accidents, and emissions) and road-producer costs (those for land acquisition, road construction, and road maintenance and operation). The LCC results identify the design alternative that has the lowest total cost and thus is the most economical for any given traffic flow. The IHCM guidelines also include traffic-performance graphs for standard road types and intersections as a function of traffic flow as well as information about accident rates and the impact of geometric design changes on safety. The guidelines assist the user with preliminary selection of the design before starting the detailed analysis. They can also be used on their own as a shortcut for planning purposes and therefore serve as a replacement for the level-of-service concept applied in the U.S. HCM.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANIZATION ENVIRONMENT IN MALIOBORO

2021 ◽  
Vol 1000 (1000) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Munawar
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Exhaust Emissions ◽  
City Government ◽  
Saturation Level ◽  
Vehicle Exhaust ◽  
Side Friction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Yogyakarta City

he phenomenon of the increasing number of Malioboro tourists every year raises traffic problems in the area. Starting from congestion, increasing vehicle exhaust emissions, to increasing side friction. This has put pressure on the Yogyakarta city government to plan to improve traffic management by transforming the Malioboro area into a pedestrianized area. This application has an impact on significant changes in traffic flow on roads around the Malioboro area. This study will simulate a traffic flow scenario on roads around Malioboro using VISSIM software to determine the saturation level of the flow and the resulting emissions.

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