Evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur
Road safety is a major concern for road users. Vehicles traveling at speeds higher than the speed limit are one of the main reasons for the increased number of accidents along arterial roads in Malaysia. Transverse bars are considered as an effective measure in addressing the increased speed of traf...
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| author | Mohd, Nur Shuhadah Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez |
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| description | Road safety is a major concern for road users. Vehicles traveling at speeds higher than the speed limit are one of the main reasons for the increased number of accidents along arterial roads in Malaysia. Transverse bars are considered as an effective measure in addressing the increased speed of traffic along arterial roads. This paper investigates the effects of transverse bars on the speed of the vehicles at a road segment along an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur. Two sets of transverse bars at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur were selected. The design profiles and spot speed of the vehicles at the two selected transverse bars were measured. The speed of the vehicles before, on and after the transverse bars was analysed. The findings show despite the speed of the vehicles having decreased when approaching towards transverse bars, the speed still remains higher than the permissible speed limit. |
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| spelling | iium-585442017-09-26T09:01:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58544/ Evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur Mohd, Nur Shuhadah Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning Road safety is a major concern for road users. Vehicles traveling at speeds higher than the speed limit are one of the main reasons for the increased number of accidents along arterial roads in Malaysia. Transverse bars are considered as an effective measure in addressing the increased speed of traffic along arterial roads. This paper investigates the effects of transverse bars on the speed of the vehicles at a road segment along an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur. Two sets of transverse bars at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur were selected. The design profiles and spot speed of the vehicles at the two selected transverse bars were measured. The speed of the vehicles before, on and after the transverse bars was analysed. The findings show despite the speed of the vehicles having decreased when approaching towards transverse bars, the speed still remains higher than the permissible speed limit. Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58544/1/58544_Evaluating%20the%20Effects%20of%20Transverse%20Bar.pdf Mohd, Nur Shuhadah and Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez (2017) Evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur. Asian Transport Studies, 4 (4). pp. 723-740. E-ISSN 2185-5560 https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/eastsats/4/4/4_723/_pdf |
| spellingShingle | NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning Mohd, Nur Shuhadah Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez Evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur |
| title | Evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_full | Evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_short | Evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_sort | evaluating the effects of transverse bar on vehicle speed at an arterial road in kuala lumpur |
| topic | NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning |
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