INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND - volume 13,issue 10, October 2024

Pages: 1-15

Date of Publication: 23-Sep-2024

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Assessing the Dual Impact of Traffic Calming and Pollution Control in an Educational Campus Setting

Author: Smithipatt Khumpraphan

Category: Engineering, Science and Mathematics

Abstract:

Traffic accidents are significant conern in any community and pose a hazard to the well-being and public health of the citizens. Traffic calming measures (TCMs) are implemented to improve road safety for both vehicle drivers and pedestrians. Such measures are designed to discourage drivers from drivingat a high speed and increase awareness of the surrounding environment. However, TCMs such as speed bumps and speed humps result in acceleration-and-deceleration driving pattern, which can lead to increasedemissions from the vehicles. This research aimed to explore the dual impact of TCMs - both positive and negative - with the focus on the traffic calming implementation in Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy Main Campus (CRMA), Thailand. Vehicular speeds and driving patterns were monitored across road sections with different types of TCMs. The researchers use the gathered speed data and driving patterns to calculate emission associated with each TCM. The result is presented and discussed illustrated that TCMs with stop-and-go strategies produced higher rate of pollution than the slow-go strategies. However, the stop-and-go TCMs are more commonly installed across the campus. These findings highlight the need to balance safety benefits with environmental impact when choosing TCMs for traffic management.

Keywords: road safety, traffic calming measures, dual impact analysis, emissions