SPEED DETERMINATION FOR EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING MOVING OBSERVER METHOD : CASE STUDY TOMBIA ROUNDABOUT-BERGER ROAD, YENAGOA TOWN IN BAYELSA STATE OF NIGERIA
Abstract
Effective traffic management is dependent on reliable traffic data acquisition and analysis.Economically obtaining reliable traffic data is crucial and the moving observer method plays a pivotal role in this regard. Focusing on the dual lane roadway of Tombia roundabout-Berger road located in Yenagoa Town, Bayelsa, where proper road management is required for the increasing number of vehicle population,the moving observer method was adopted for the determination of the running and journey speed in both direction.The field traffic data was collected on a moving test car in both direction of traffic. The journey and running speeds in the north and south bound lanes were computed as; 45.6kilometer per hour(K.P.H) 48.2 K.P.H and 49.7 K.P.H, 52.7 K.P.H respectively. The result reveals that the south bound lane have a higher value of the journey and running speeds than the north bound lane, which provides insight into the traffic flow efficiency and areas for potential improvements in lanes usage.It is recommended that parking management and traffic regulation enforcement should be entrenched to optimize the overall performance and reduction of congestion in Tombia roundabout to Berger road .
KEYWORDS: Moving observer method, Runningspeed, Journeyspeed, North bound direction and South bound direction.
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