Open AccessEFFECT OF SHOULDER AND SLOW MOVING VEHICLES ON CAPACITY OF A ROAD
Author(s) -
Pankaj Gaur,
S. N. Sachdeva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2020.v04i10.068
Subject(s) - physical medicine and rehabilitation , transport engineering , computer science , aeronautics , environmental science , engineering , medicine
Shoulder of a road supplements the role of a pavement for accommodating vehicles for the purpose of crossing, overtaking or parking whenever the main pavement is restricted in space. Condition of shoulder and its width affects speed of vehicles, capacity of the road and safe vehicle operation on the road. Similarly, slow moving vehicles of the traffic stream affect the speed, capacity and vehicle operation on the road. This paper presents an over view of the main studies taken up in the past to determine the effect of shoulder condition on capacity of a road. The effect of slow moving vehicles on capacity of a road is also presented. It is found that capacity of a road reduces as the shoulder width reduces and its condition changes from good to poor. The slow moving vehicles in the traffic also reduce capacity of the road. Keywords— Capacity, Slow moving vehicles, Shoulder, Speed-flow, Lateral clearance.