What is ITS?
Is the application of advanced and emerging technologies (computer, sensor, control, communication and electronic devices) in transportation to save lives, time, money, energy, effort and the environment.
Intelligent Transportation systems include Information Technology and all types of communication in vehicles, between vehicles, between vehicles and fixed location, ITS is not for Road transport only it also include rail, water and air transport.
About ITS
ITS is from Intelligent Transportation Systems. This name hides a Group of
Different technologies and management techniques which are used in public transport to enhance
Efficiency of it, it also protect natural environment and improve the safety of road users.
The name ITS
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Transport engineering: is the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation in order to provide for the safe, efficient, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible movement of people and goods
So the transportation engineer deal with the movement of people and goods and the ITS major deal also with the movement of people and goods, ITS aim to improve the efficiency of road and it also the traffic engineering job to deal with that problem
For traffic engineer who concern aim to achieve the safe movement of people and enhance the road he make the plane of road and design of it, the traffic engineer use the new technology to improve the road structure chose the best alternative road during Congestion find better and alternative solution for highway problem
Traffic engineering goal is to save time money and effort for trip from point A to point B and make it easier and more comfortable it the same goals of
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traveler information system) and society?
Safety: ITS technologies can be used to smooth traffic flows and reduce accidents. Information provided through ITS can be used to direct traffic away from accidents and alert emergency services as soon as an incident occurs.
In Europe it reduce the fatal accident 25% in 10 years
Productivity; Congestion lowers productivity, causes flow-on delays in supply chains and increases the cost of business. ITS can increase productivity by finding innovative ways to increase the capacity of our current infrastructure.
Environmental Performance; ITS that reduce congestion and stop-start driving can also reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by around 30 per cent compared with normal driving conditions
Traveler information system:
Traveler information system reduced trip time, predict travel time, more safety for travelers. Good information is for any traveler using information program while the technologies enable a transportation agency to efficiently and effectively disseminate the information. Traveler information systems consist of those technologies used to provide updates on travel, traffic, and road conditions to motorists before and during their
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... With the application of a national speed limit of fifty-five miles per hour. benefits are significant to the company. Driving at 55 conserves fuel and decreases the cost of travel. It is less dangerous and so lives would be saved.
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After studying traffic flow model in CEE 310, it is interested to me. As a result, I research more information about the traffic congestion factors and traffic flow simulation model. The traffic flow could be investigated by observing traffic phenomena in real life traffic situations and understanding the traffic phenomena based on traffic flow system. It is the study of interaction between drivers, vehicles, and infrastructure. Understanding traffic flow models can aim developing a better road network with minimal traffic congestion problem and efficient movement of traffic.
...e traffic accident significantly. Beacuse it supplies a relative safty circumstance for the drivers. Broading the road, moving away some object on the both side and the arrangement of security guard are the specific measures for achieving our goals. As the causes are various, the solutions also divide into different part.
Small et al. (1997) provide a summary of theoretical on the review of congestion measures demonstrated at the outset of this project that a number of different approaches are used to quantify the level of congestion for an urban area. Although there are a number of different congestion measures, travel time measures offer the best means for estimating the economic impacts of the congestion. There are several reasons for this:
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