SPOT SPEED STUDY AT A.V ROAD

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Road traffic congestion is a recurring problem worldwide. In India, a fast growing economy, the problem is acutely felt in almost all major cities. This is primarily because infrastructure growth is slow compared to growth in number of vehicles, due to space and cost constraints. Secondly, Indian traffic being non-lane based and chaotic is largely different from the western traffic. The difference can be understood fully only through experience. Thus, Advance Transport Systems (ATS), used for efficient traffic management in developed countries, cannot be used as it is in India. ATS techniques have to undergo adaptation and innovation to suit the contrasting traffic characteristics of Indian roads. In this position study, we present a comprehensive study of all available ATS systems, including both research proto-types and deployed systems. We next pose a set of interesting open research problems in the context of Indian ATS. Finally, we list a set of public and private organizations, that play a role in Indian traffic management and research, as meaningful collaboration between field practitioners and e-searchers is needed for efficient transfer of relevant technology. Though our study focuses on the Indian traffic scenario. Many of the problems and solutions outlined in this study are relevant for other developing countries as well. Road traffic congestion is a recurring problem worldwide. In India, a fast growing economy, the problem is acutely felt in almost all major cities. This is primarily because infrastructure growth is slow compared to growth in number of vehicles, due to space and cost constraints. Secondly, Indian traffic being non-lane based and chaotic, is largely different from the western traffic. The difference can be understood fully only through experience, but some example scenarios can be seen at. Thus, Advance Transport Systems (ATS), used for efficient traffic management in developed countries, cannot be used as it is in India. ITS techniques have to undergo adaptation and innovation to suit the contrasting traffic characteristics of Indian roads.

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