IMPACT OF RAINFALL CONDITIONS ON DRIVER SPEED: A CASE STUDY IN ANTALYA
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Weather and climate factors are environmental factors known to have an impact on section safety performance in
the road transportation sector and they also affect the demand in transportation services. In this study, data
acquired from 11 sections inside a university campus with speed limits of 20 km/h, 30 km/hand 50 km/h were
used for examining the impact of rain conditions on the average speeds of drivers. Traffic data were analyzed by
taking into consideration the average speed data recorded by average speed cameras for a period of two months
in average with an evaluation based on dry weather and rainy weather conditions. Only weekday work hour data
were used in the study. There were statistically significant decreases in average speed results in rain condition in
comparison with dry condition at rates varying between 4-8%. Average speeds increased in 2 sections and no
statistically significant changes occurred in the others. The article puts forth that drivers do not consider the
speed limits for these sections as reasonable. The article also provides suggestions for directing driver speed
behaviors in dry and rainy weather conditions.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
İnşaat Mühendisliği
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
5 Haziran 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
29 Mart 2018
Kabul Tarihi
8 Mayıs 2018
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1