Open AccessTraffic Conditions and Route Choice of Road Users Between Two Roundabouts
Author(s) -
Lin Zarni Win,
Kyaing,
Ko Ko Lwin,
Yoshihide Sekimoto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2020.p0446
Subject(s) - transport engineering , traffic congestion , road traffic , roundabout , traffic bottleneck , computer science , scale (ratio) , government (linguistics) , traffic conflict , traffic optimization , floating car data , engineering , geography , cartography , linguistics , philosophy
This study aims to present the traffic conditions of one of the most congested areas in Yangon as well as the route choice behaviors of the road users in that area. It analyzes drivers’ route choice behaviors and traffic congestion according to road segments. Manual traffic counting and roadside interview methods were used in this survey. The data gathered were used in finding routes alternative to the U Htaung Bo road, which is extremely congested almost all the time. With regard to the report, it will be helpful to identify the scale of the problem that is caused by traffic congestion and to increase awareness of this issue, including amongst the government, policy makers, traffic engineers, and road users.