Analysis of vehicle trips and accidents on residential areal roads parallel to the main road (Traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data and accident analysis using GIS information)

There are many vehicles passing through on main road. On main roads, various safety countermeasures are constructed for securing traffic safety of a large number of vehicles. For example, separate sidewalks and driveways, or constructing median strips to prevent a head-on collision with vehicles goi...

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Main Authors: Yasufumi SEKINE, Toshio YAMAMOTO, Yuji HAYASHI, Yuya OHTSUBO
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Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2022-07-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/88/912/88_21-00350/_pdf/-char/en
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author Yasufumi SEKINE
Toshio YAMAMOTO
Yuji HAYASHI
Yuya OHTSUBO
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Toshio YAMAMOTO
Yuji HAYASHI
Yuya OHTSUBO
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description There are many vehicles passing through on main road. On main roads, various safety countermeasures are constructed for securing traffic safety of a large number of vehicles. For example, separate sidewalks and driveways, or constructing median strips to prevent a head-on collision with vehicles going in the opposite direction, etc. On the other hand, the width of the residential areal road is narrow and the center line that separates the round-trip traffic of vehicles is not drawn. In addition, the separation of sidewalks and driveways is incomplete. Therefore, the residential areal road is not suitable for many vehicles passing through. For these reasons, under normal traffic conditions, many drivers choose to drive on main roads. However, when traffic jams occur on the main road, the number of vehicles flowing from the main road to the residential areal road increases in order to avoid the traffic jam. In a previous study, the authors have clarified that the traffic volume of parallel residential areal roads increases during the time when the length of traffic jams or the time required to pass the intersection becomes long on the main road during the morning and evening commuting hours. Then, it was clarified that the frequency of sudden braking on the residential areal road and the frequency of "dangerous experiences" by junior high school students passing through are increasing. In this study, we investigated the section where traffic jams occur during the morning and evening commuting hours of National Highway No. 2 in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and the residential areal roads parallel to this section. Then, the authors verified that the residential areal road is a loophole of National Highway No. 2 by performing a traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data. In addition, by analyzing the traffic accidents that occur on this residential areal road , we clarified the dangers hidden in this road used as a loophole, importance appropriately.
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spelling doaj.art-60be73bc5ff24cf294bfc5e879e87a3e2022-12-22T03:39:13ZjpnThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu2187-97612022-07-018891221-0035021-0035010.1299/transjsme.21-00350transjsmeAnalysis of vehicle trips and accidents on residential areal roads parallel to the main road (Traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data and accident analysis using GIS information)Yasufumi SEKINE0Toshio YAMAMOTO1Yuji HAYASHI2Yuya OHTSUBO3Faculty of Engineering, Fukuyama UniversityInstitute for Traffic Accident Research and Data AnalysisOriental Consultants Co., Ltd., Kanto BranchOriental Consultants Co., Ltd., Kanto BranchThere are many vehicles passing through on main road. On main roads, various safety countermeasures are constructed for securing traffic safety of a large number of vehicles. For example, separate sidewalks and driveways, or constructing median strips to prevent a head-on collision with vehicles going in the opposite direction, etc. On the other hand, the width of the residential areal road is narrow and the center line that separates the round-trip traffic of vehicles is not drawn. In addition, the separation of sidewalks and driveways is incomplete. Therefore, the residential areal road is not suitable for many vehicles passing through. For these reasons, under normal traffic conditions, many drivers choose to drive on main roads. However, when traffic jams occur on the main road, the number of vehicles flowing from the main road to the residential areal road increases in order to avoid the traffic jam. In a previous study, the authors have clarified that the traffic volume of parallel residential areal roads increases during the time when the length of traffic jams or the time required to pass the intersection becomes long on the main road during the morning and evening commuting hours. Then, it was clarified that the frequency of sudden braking on the residential areal road and the frequency of "dangerous experiences" by junior high school students passing through are increasing. In this study, we investigated the section where traffic jams occur during the morning and evening commuting hours of National Highway No. 2 in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and the residential areal roads parallel to this section. Then, the authors verified that the residential areal road is a loophole of National Highway No. 2 by performing a traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data. In addition, by analyzing the traffic accidents that occur on this residential areal road , we clarified the dangers hidden in this road used as a loophole, importance appropriately.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/88/912/88_21-00350/_pdf/-char/entransportation engineeringroad environmentdriving assistancerisk assessmenthuman erroraccident analysis
spellingShingle Yasufumi SEKINE
Toshio YAMAMOTO
Yuji HAYASHI
Yuya OHTSUBO
Analysis of vehicle trips and accidents on residential areal roads parallel to the main road (Traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data and accident analysis using GIS information)
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
transportation engineering
road environment
driving assistance
risk assessment
human error
accident analysis
title Analysis of vehicle trips and accidents on residential areal roads parallel to the main road (Traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data and accident analysis using GIS information)
title_full Analysis of vehicle trips and accidents on residential areal roads parallel to the main road (Traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data and accident analysis using GIS information)
title_fullStr Analysis of vehicle trips and accidents on residential areal roads parallel to the main road (Traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data and accident analysis using GIS information)
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of vehicle trips and accidents on residential areal roads parallel to the main road (Traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data and accident analysis using GIS information)
title_short Analysis of vehicle trips and accidents on residential areal roads parallel to the main road (Traffic route analysis using ETC2.0 data and accident analysis using GIS information)
title_sort analysis of vehicle trips and accidents on residential areal roads parallel to the main road traffic route analysis using etc2 0 data and accident analysis using gis information
topic transportation engineering
road environment
driving assistance
risk assessment
human error
accident analysis
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/88/912/88_21-00350/_pdf/-char/en
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