scholarly journals Improving the efficiency of road traffic monitoring based on time and buffer indexes using geo-information data

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-180
Author(s):  
R. N. Gorbunov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Monitoring ◽  
Traffic Network ◽  
Systems Approaches ◽  
The Road ◽  
The City

The article presents a description of approaches to evaluating the road traffic monitoring efficiency. The results of a comparative analysis of the efficiency and costs of road traffic monitoring are submitted using laboratory vehicles and geo-information data obtained from geo-information systems. Approaches to optimizing the processes of organizing traffic monitoring on the city road traffic network are proposed.

scholarly journals Extracting Road Traffic Volume in the City before and during covid-19 through Video Remote Sensing

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2329
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Macioszek ◽  
Agata Kurek
Keyword(s):  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Volume ◽  
The Road ◽  
Traffic Characteristics ◽  
Annual Average Daily Traffic ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Continuous, automatic measurements of road traffic volume allow the obtaining of information on daily, weekly or seasonal fluctuations in road traffic volume. They are the basis for calculating the annual average daily traffic volume, obtaining information about the relevant traffic volume, or calculating indicators for converting traffic volume from short-term measurements to average daily traffic volume. The covid-19 pandemic has contributed to extensive social and economic anomalies worldwide. In addition to the health consequences, the impact on travel behavior on the transport network was also sudden, extensive, and unpredictable. Changes in the transport behavior resulted in different values of traffic volume on the road and street network than before. The article presents road traffic volume analysis in the city before and during the restrictions related to covid-19. Selected traffic characteristics were compared for 2019 and 2020. This analysis made it possible to characterize the daily, weekly and annual variability of traffic volume in 2019 and 2020. Moreover, the article attempts to estimate daily traffic patterns at particular stages of the pandemic. These types of patterns were also constructed for the weeks in 2019 corresponding to these stages of the pandemic. Daily traffic volume distributions in 2020 were compared with the corresponding ones in 2019. The obtained results may be useful in terms of planning operational and strategic activities in the field of traffic management in the city and management in subsequent stages of a pandemic or subsequent pandemics.

Mitigation of road traffic crash hazard in Pakistan

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 567-585
Author(s):  
Muhammad Masood Rafi ◽  
Ashar Hashmat Lodi ◽  
Muhammad Arsalan Effendi
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Road Traffic Crash ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Suggested Model ◽  
Male Population ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The City

Purpose – Road traffic crashes (RTCs) result in creating significant social and economic hazard for affectees, their families and society. The purpose of this paper is to present studies which were conducted to study the patterns of RTCs in Karachi which is a metropolitan city of Pakistan. The studies were conducted on one of the busiest roads in the city named as Shara-e-Faisal. The influence and contribution of different factors in RTCs has been studied and hazardous road sections of Shara-e-Faisal have been identified. Based on the data analysis, an evaluation model has been suggested to reduce the hazard of RTCs on Shara-e-Faisal. The objective of the presented studies is to increase the present level of safety of road travel by reducing crashes on Shara-e-Faisal. Design/methodology/approach – Existing data of RTCs in Karachi have been analysed for the presented studies. For this purpose, Shara-e-Faisal was divided in sections of 1 km length to study the vehicle crash pattern. Location surveys were conducted to record physical conditions of this road. A cluster analysis was carried out to identify hazardous sections of the road. An evaluation model has been suggested in the end to reduce the hazard of RTCs by identifying hazardous road sections of Shara-e-Faisal. Findings – The analysis of the data revealed that the crashes were higher over weekend and on Monday. Male population, particularly young people, and motorcycle riders were the largest affectees of RTCs. In general, more daytime crashes were recorded as compared to nighttime crashes. The crashes in the mid block of the road and those involving rear-end collisions were higher. The hazardous road locations were related to poor road conditions. Statistical analysis indicated that alternate routes were required to reduce the RTC hazard on Shara-e-Faisal. Research limitations/implications – The paper is a small, but an original, contribution to identify a potential hazard which is faced by the community in the city. This is the first attempt (to the best of authors’ knowledge) to address the issue of RTCs in Karachi from an engineering view point. Practical implications – The suggested model can be employed by the authorities as a guideline to mitigate the hazard of road crashes in the country. Originality/value – The paper provides valuable information on the road traffic incidents, their pattern and contributing factors in one of the largest metropolis of Pakistan. The suggested model can become helpful in reducing RTCs in Pakistan.

scholarly journals Methods for division of road traffic network for distributed simulation performed on heterogeneous clusters

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Potuzak
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Distributed Simulation ◽  
Computation Time ◽  
Traffic Network ◽  
Traffic Networks ◽  
Computing Environment ◽  
Heterogeneous Cluster ◽  
Heterogeneous Clusters ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Traffic Networks

The computer simulation of road traffic is an important tool for control and analysis of road traffic networks. Due to their requirements for computation time (especially for large road traffic networks), many simulators of the road traffic has been adapted for distributed computing environment where combined power of multiple interconnected computers (nodes) is utilized. In this case, the road traffic network is divided into required number of sub-networks, whose simulation is then performed on particular nodes of the distributed computer. The distributed computer can be a homogenous (with nodes of the same computational power) or a heterogeneous cluster (with nodes of various powers). In this paper, we present two methods for road traffic network division for heterogeneous clusters. These methods consider the different computational powers of the particular nodes determined using a benchmark during the road traffic network division.

scholarly journals Regional Patch Detection of Road Traffic Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Xia Zhu ◽  
Weidong Song ◽  
Lin Gao
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Geographic Distance ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Traffic Network ◽  
The Road ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Path Distance ◽  
Shortest Path Distance

Road traffic network (RTN) structure plays an important role in the field of complex network analysis. In this paper, we propose a regional patch detection method from RTN via community detection of complex network. Firstly, the refined Adapted PageRank algorithm, which combines with the influence factors of the location property weight, the geographic distance weight and the road level weight, is used to calculate the candidate ranking results of key nodes in the RTN. Secondly, the ranking result and the shortest path distance as two significant impact factors are used to select the key points of the RTN, and then the Adapted K-Means algorithm is applied to regional patch detection of the RTN. Finally, based on the experimental data of Zhangwu road traffic network, the analysis results are as follows: Zhangwu is divided into 9 functional structures with key node locations as the core. Regional patch structure is divided according to key points, and the RTN is actually divided into nine small functional communities. Nine functional regional patches constitute a new network structure, maintaining connectivity between the regional patches can improve the overall efficiency of the RTN.

scholarly journals Opportunities to improve road traffic on short-length road connections by correlating intersection traffic lights

2022 ◽  
Vol 960 (1) ◽  
pp. 012020
Author(s):  
A Boroiu ◽  
E Neagu ◽  
A A Boroiu
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Green Light ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
City Center ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
The Road ◽  
Micro Simulation ◽  
Road Intersections ◽  
The City

Abstract The paper aims to explore the possibilities of improving road traffic in the central area of cities characterized by a longitudinal arrangement of the street network, with application for the case of Pitesti, where the road network in the central area consists of two main roads arranged longitudinally, having one-way regulated traffic, interconnected by several streets. A special traffic problem is reported in the city center: on the main road connecting the two boulevards, the vehicle storage space is insufficient - because the distance between the two road intersections is too small and there is no correlation between the Green phases of traffic lights in the two intersections. The research, based on traffic measurements performed with DataFromSky software and micro-simulation traffic analyses performed with Vissim PTV software, indicated that the best solution is the partial or total correlation of the green time from the traffic light intersections that delimit the connecting road artery. As, almost exclusively, the works dedicated to the correlation of green light of traffic lights treat the problem only along the road arteries, this paper raises a special issue and reveals the possibility of simple solutions, by correlating the traffic lights at the intersections connecting the main arteries.

scholarly journals Data-driven profiling of traffic flow with varying road conditions

2019 ◽  
pp. 149-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
O K Golovnin
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
The Road ◽  
Data Driven Approach ◽  
Traffic Flow Characteristics ◽  
The City

The article describes the road, institutional and weather conditions that affect the traffic flow. I proposed a method for traffic flow profiling using a data-driven approach. The method operates with macroscopic traffic flow characteristics and detailed data of road conditions. The article presents the results of traffic flow speed and intensity profiling taking into account weather conditions. The study used road traffic and conditions data for the city of Aarhus, Denmark. The results showed that the method is effective for traffic flow forecasting due to varying road conditions.

scholarly journals Penegakan Hukum Undang Undang Nomor 22 Tahun 2009 Tentang Lalu Lintas dan Angkutan Jalan Terhadap Pengendara Anak Usia Sekolah di Wilayah Kota Malang (Studi Kasus Pada Satuan Lalu Lintas POLRESTA Malang)

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Firman Widyaputra*
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
The Road ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Community Behavior ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The City

The condition of transportation as one of the pillars of the movement of people from one place to another safely, comfortably, quickly, cheaply in accordance with the environment, with the increasing growth rate of motor vehicles (four-wheeled and two-wheeled) is not balanced with the physical road, so that more dense road transportation, especially in the city, with the socio-economic development of the community will affect parents who provide concessions to their children who have not met the age of driving a motor vehicle, especially two wheels. Thus it will affect the road traffic and will result in the occurrence of violations and accidents. The approach to be used is a normative juridical approach or statutory approach, namely research that examines laws relating to road traffic and transportation in accordance with Law No. 22/2009 concerning Traffic and Road Transportation. In addition to this approach, the authors also carried out a sociological approach which can empirically be known symptoms of changes in  community behavior towards social development in society related  to road users in Malang. Existence in legislation relating to road users in traffic  can  be obeyed  and minimize the occurrence  of violations, crime, safety and comfort, and accidents. Thus the violation of the law will be reduced and order will be well realized. 

Acoustic Prediction Modeling and Sound Mapping of public transport users' exposure at a bus stop.

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (2) ◽  
pp. 4058-4069
Author(s):  
Dayane Cristina Lima Estercio ◽  
Paulo Fernando Soares
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
High Frequencies ◽  
Reference Models ◽  
The Road ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Specular Reflections ◽  
The City

The objective of this research is to develop a mathematical model to predict the road traffic noise level at the bus stop, to assess the level of noise that users of these urban facilities are exposed daily. To help assess the exposure and the environmental impact, sound mapping will be performed using the IMMI software. In the model, the calculation of direct paths and specular reflections and diffuse was adopted. The study was applied in three sections in the city of Maringá, Brazil. At each point, the user was simulated standing and sitting. The sound source was positioned on the axis of each strip, every five meters. In total, 5124 readings of source positions were evaluated in 84 measured points. For the validation, the Anderson-Kurze, Kang, Yang and Zhang, Bistafa and Naish model were applied, and then the t-Student test were applied. The results showed a correspondence between the developed model, the data of the measurements and the reference models in the range of 25 Hz to 10000 Hz, there was a greater variance between the models applied in the high frequencies. It is concluded that the model was able to estimate the sound level of the stretches evaluated.

Landscape Design of City Road

2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 2753-2756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Main Part ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Road Vehicles ◽  
Visual Effects ◽  
Traffic Demand ◽  
Traffic System ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The City

the road is the main part of city traffic system, connects the different functions of the city land. The actual function of road traffic and space includes two functions. As the bus approaches of road vehicles and personnel, with clear guidance, on both sides of the road environment landscape should be consistent with the requirements and guidance, achieve walking King visual effects shift. Planting and pavement texture color road side of the choice should have the sense of rhythm and ornamental. To meet the traffic demand at the same time, the road can form an important view corridor. Therefore, the design should pay attention to the landscape and vision on the road, in order to strengthen the focus of the landscape.

Park and Ride Facility Location Research of Rail Transit Based on Bi-Level Programming Model

2013 ◽  
Vol 779-780 ◽  
pp. 1156-1161
Author(s):  
Xian Guang Wang ◽  
Zhen Guo Liu ◽  
Yuan Yuan Mai ◽  
Xiao Nian Sun
Keyword(s):  
Facility Location ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Central Area ◽  
User Equilibrium ◽  
The Road ◽  
Park And Ride ◽  
Assignment Method ◽  
The City

This paper seeks to build new park and ride facilities (including the location and size) as well as expand the old ones based on the super road network composed of the road network and mass rapid transit (MRT) network. Park and ride facility location model of the outskirts of the city is established grounded infusing path-based user equilibrium assignment model and multi-assignment method, which is based on minimal investments. The calculation results of the model show that park and ride facilities on the outskirts of the city can greatly reduce the road traffic in central area.

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