A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment

This paper is part of ongoing study to analyse the effectiveness of road humps as a traffic calming measure in improving the residential living environment. Concerns have been raised that high traffic speeds impact neighborhood liveability; therefore in order to discuss the effectiveness of road hum...

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Main Authors: Bachok, Khairun Sarah Radhiah, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez, Mohamed, Mohd Zin, Ibrahim, Mansor
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
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Published: 2015
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author Bachok, Khairun Sarah Radhiah
Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez
Mohamed, Mohd Zin
Ibrahim, Mansor
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Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez
Mohamed, Mohd Zin
Ibrahim, Mansor
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description This paper is part of ongoing study to analyse the effectiveness of road humps as a traffic calming measure in improving the residential living environment. Concerns have been raised that high traffic speeds impact neighborhood liveability; therefore in order to discuss the effectiveness of road humps in improving the Malaysian residential living environment, a review has been conducted on various literatures concerning the effects of road humps on vehicle speeds. Some of the major findings from the literatures are that the vehicle's operating speed is affected by the spacing in between a series of humps, though the recommended speed differs in various literatures. An incorrect hump profile will also decrease the hump's effectiveness and potentially result in passenger discomfort and vehicle damage. In addition, the road hump design is the key point in hump's effectiveness in reducing 85th percentile vehicle speeds; however, care must be taken in ensuring that the hump profile does not only cater for reduction in speeds, but also addresses the numerous concerns resulting in reduced manoeuvrability for buses and emergency vehicles. More research needs to be carried out to test the effectiveness of current schemes in Malaysian residential areas as the existing installations are mainly on an ad-hoc basis.
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spelling iium-460682021-07-03T16:50:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46068/ A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment Bachok, Khairun Sarah Radhiah Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez Mohamed, Mohd Zin Ibrahim, Mansor NA9053.R4 City planning This paper is part of ongoing study to analyse the effectiveness of road humps as a traffic calming measure in improving the residential living environment. Concerns have been raised that high traffic speeds impact neighborhood liveability; therefore in order to discuss the effectiveness of road humps in improving the Malaysian residential living environment, a review has been conducted on various literatures concerning the effects of road humps on vehicle speeds. Some of the major findings from the literatures are that the vehicle's operating speed is affected by the spacing in between a series of humps, though the recommended speed differs in various literatures. An incorrect hump profile will also decrease the hump's effectiveness and potentially result in passenger discomfort and vehicle damage. In addition, the road hump design is the key point in hump's effectiveness in reducing 85th percentile vehicle speeds; however, care must be taken in ensuring that the hump profile does not only cater for reduction in speeds, but also addresses the numerous concerns resulting in reduced manoeuvrability for buses and emergency vehicles. More research needs to be carried out to test the effectiveness of current schemes in Malaysian residential areas as the existing installations are mainly on an ad-hoc basis. 2015 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46068/1/46068.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46068/2/46068_slide.pdf Bachok, Khairun Sarah Radhiah and Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez and Mohamed, Mohd Zin and Ibrahim, Mansor (2015) A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment. In: 13th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA 2015), 12th-14th August 2015, Johor Bahru, Johor. (Unpublished) http://www.utm.my/apsa2015/
spellingShingle NA9053.R4 City planning
Bachok, Khairun Sarah Radhiah
Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez
Mohamed, Mohd Zin
Ibrahim, Mansor
A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment
title A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment
title_full A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment
title_fullStr A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment
title_full_unstemmed A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment
title_short A theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment
title_sort theoretical overview of road hump effects on traffic speed in improving residential living environment
topic NA9053.R4 City planning
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/46068/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/46068/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/46068/1/46068.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/46068/2/46068_slide.pdf