The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines aggressive driving as "the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property"a traffic and not a criminal offense like road rage. Examples include speeding or driving too fast for conditions‚ improper lane changing‚ tailgating and improper passing. Approximately 6‚800‚000 crashes occur in the United States each year; a substantial number are estimated to be caused by aggressive driving
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Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases‚ and is characterized by slower speeds‚ longer trip times‚ and increased vehicularqueueing. The most common example is the physical use of roads by vehicles. When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction between vehicles slows the speed of the traffic stream‚ this results in some congestion. As demand approaches the capacity of a road (or of the intersections along the road)‚ extreme traffic congestion sets
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INTRODUCTION Traffic Volume Studies A traffic study consists of a comprehensive investigation of existing physical and operating conditions. Analysis of the study data provides insight into possible remedial measures‚ if any. Remedial measures may include various traffic control measures‚ such as speed zoning‚ channelization‚ signing‚ traffic signals‚ safety lighting‚ or a combination of these. Engineers often use counts of number of vehicles or Pedestrians passing a point‚ entering
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infrastructure‚ large population and rapidly growing economies lead to severe traffic congestion in many parts of the world. The problem is exacerbated by increased diversity in vehicle types and poor adherence to lane discipline. Existing approaches for detecting traffic congestion do not deal with the diversity of vehicle types and lack of lane discipline. In this work self-learning traffic system is practiced for accessing traffic congestion. It can be useful in controlling of vehicles according to the
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sTraffic lights‚ also known as traffic signals‚ traffic lamps‚ signal lights‚ robots in South Africa[1] and‚ in the past‚ semaphores‚[2] are signalling devices positioned at road intersections‚ pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic. Traffic lights were first installed in 1868 in London[3] and are now used all over the world. Traffic lights alternate the right of way accorded to road users by displaying lights of a standard color (red‚ yellow/amber‚ and green)
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Traffic Volume Studies Traffic Volume Studies • Engineers often use counts of number of vehicles or pedestrians passing a point‚ entering an intersection‚ or using a particular facility such as travel lane‚ crosswalk or sidewalk. Counts are usually samples of actual volumes‚ although continuous counting is also sometimes performed. Manual Observation Typical equipment needed for manual counts are: Tally Sheets‚ or • Mechanical Count Boards‚ or • Sampling periods may range from
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Traffic Modeling Traffic modeling in a sense is an overview of general traffic flow calculations. It provides a blueprint and a layout of incoming and outgoing traffic with a formula to calculate the timing of overall cars involved within the traffic flow. With the vast roads and streets managing traffic can be difficult without the proper calculations. Mathematical functions can be ways to express simplicity with the eliminations of difficult equations through the use of practical formulas.
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Cause of heavy traffic Introduction: Picture this: You get up and go to work at 8 in the morning. When you get to I-285‚ I-85‚ or 141‚ you hit the rush hour traffic. You look into the cars around you; you can see people eating his Mc Chicken. Or someone¡¯s talking on his cell phone. You can even see some ladies putting her make-up on. Besides looking at all these funny people‚ have you ever wonder why there is so much traffic? We normally go at least 60 miles per hour on a highway. There
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Traffic control I am reminded of that fat Russian lady‚ who was walking just in the middle of the road‚ as she considered that people were free‚ after a long slavery of the Czars‚ and could‚ therefore‚ move about as they liked. She was explained that if pedestrians were free to occupy the middle portions of the roads‚ so were the motorists‚ to drive the way they pleased. Then one could imagine the confusion‚ that would be created‚ and the chaos and accidents that would follow. The fat lady
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very high. Pressure on roads has been on increase and the number of vehicles is increasing by leaps and bounds. Lack of road-sense has further complicated the matters. Driving licenses are given on illegal gratifications to the authorities and traffic rules and regulations are thrown to the winds. Overloading is one of the major factors of road- accidents and deaths. The condition of the vehicles is hardly found road-worthy. The unmanned railway level- crossings further add to the chaos and confusion
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