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Influence of Darkness on Motorway Traffic Flow Characteristics
Johnnie Ben-Edigbe
Corresponding Author: Johnnie Ben-Edigbe
Submitted: August 24, 2013
Accepted: September 03, 2013
Published: June 10, 2014 |
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The study is aimed at estimating the influence of darkness on motorways during dry weather. In a ‘with-and-without’ impact studies, motorway traffic flow characteristics at two different locations in Malaysia were investigated. Travel speed, traffic flow and headway data were obtained continuously for six weeks at selected sites and supplemented with darkness and daylight data culled from Malaysian Metrological Department website. Start of pitch darkness time was given as 19.45 pm. The study used 22:00 pm as start of pitch darkness. Results show that maximum flow rate, optimum travel speed, critical density and optimum headway did not differ significantly. The study concluded that motorway traffic flow characteristics are not influenced by darkness significantly.
Key words: Darkness, flowrate, headway, motorway, travel speed, ,
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Johnnie Ben-Edigbe, . Influence of Darkness on Motorway Traffic Flow Characteristics. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, (22): 4656-4660.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-7467
ISSN (Print): 2040-7459 |
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