Elective: 6.
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Traffic Engineering Management and Road Safety
Maximum marks: 75 (Theory)
Maximum marks: 25 (Field / lab requirements)
Lecturing hours: 3 (Theory)
Lecturing hours: 2 (Field / lab requirements)
Credits: ([Link]), 48 hours
Part A
Chapter 1- Introduction
Introduction to traffic engineering and management, definition, scope and importance of traffic
engineering, traffic characteristics, road user, vehicle, driver and power, PIEV theory, traffic
parameter studies, volume studies, speed studies, traffic flow characteristics, capacity, density,
concentration and relationship, data collection, interpretation and analysis, latest equipments used
for measurement, problems on above. ___________________________________________(8 hours)
Chapter 2- Traffic Operation, regulation and control
Various methods of traffic operation and its management, traffic regulation (signs and signages not
included), traffic signals, signal coordination, Vehicle Activated Signal and Vehicle Actuated Signal,
design of traffic signal for an isolated signal using Webster method, control of highway traffic and
its management, functional design of junctions and rotaries, effect of parking on road safety, street
lighting, medians and median plantations for safety. _____________________________(8 hours)
Chapter 3- Traffic signs, signages, road markings and Traffic
Management
Introduction-importance and need, types of Traffic signs, signages as per IRC. Function, types,
principles, material and colour of road markings and their application, international practices,
Traffic management interventions, planning and design of safer roads.
_______________________________________________________________(4 hours)
Part B
Chapter 4- Introduction to road accidents and safety
Road accidents, factors affecting road accidents, causes and effects of road accidents, collision
diagram and condition diagram, importance of road safety, accident studies and analysis and
modeling, problems on above, proposed action plans for safety and measures to improve road
safety, mitigative measure for road accidents, emerging trends in road safety, Introduction to
accident cost. ____________________________ (6 hours)
Chapter 5- Road Safety Audit
Definition, objectives, aim and importance, basic concepts, geometric design of safety audit,
Development of Safety Indices-Road Safety Index (RSI), Vehicle Safety Index (VSI), Driver Safety
Index (DSI), Pedestrian Safety Index (PSI), aggregation of various indices and measurement,
measures for improving road safety. ___________________________________________ (6 hours)
Chapter 6- Recent Trends in Road Safety
Road Safety education, awareness and programs, world bank and government interventions,
agencies involved, intelligent transport system application on road safety, concept of smart roads,
smart driver and smart vehicle, road safety manual, social, financial and environmental impacts of
road accidents, international and national proposed action plans. ____________________(8 hours)
Part C
Field / lab studies by using latest equipments for urban roads and Highways to include Traffic
volume counts for mid block and at intersections, spot speed studies at mid block using Speedar,
Accident case studies, accident reporting, study of FIRs and accident reports from records and
interpretation, measurement of RSI and PSI. ____________________________________ (8 hours)
References:
1. Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning – Dr. L R Kadiyali, Khanna
Publishers.
2. Khanna and Justo, “Text book of Highway Engineering”, Nemchand Brothers,
Roorkee, 2001.
3. Traffic Engineering – Matson and Smith: Mc. Graw Hill and Co.
4. Drew, D. R. “Traffic Flow Theory and Control”, McGraw Hill Book Co.
5. William R McShane and Roger P Roess, “Traffic Engineering”, Prentice hall, New
Jersey, 2000.
6. Pignataro, Lousis: “Traffic Engineering-Theory and Practice”, John Wiley.
7. Babkov V F, “Road conditions and Traffic Safety”, MIR, publications, Mascow –
1975.
8. K W Ogden, “Safer roads-A guide to Road Safety Engineering”, Averbury
Technical, Ashgate Publishing Ltd., Aldershot, England, 1996.
9. Latest IRC Publications and SP publications for road safety.
10. Upcoming publication authored by Prof. M N Sreehari, Ashwini V and Bharathi B
on Road Safety.