Traffic Engineering

(Transportation)

By:- Sohan P.Meharwade

Puneeth M.B
 CONTENTS
• Defination of traffic engineering
• Other disciplines of traffic engineering
• Traffic systems
• Lane flow equation
• Highway safety
• Typical steps for traffic safety
investigation.
 Defination
Traffic engineering is a branch of civil
engineering that uses engineering
techniques to achieve the safe and
efficient movement of people and goods
on roadways.
 Other disciplines of traffic
engineering
 Transport Engineering:-
planning, functional design,
operation and management of
facilities.
 Pavement Engineering:-
design and maintain flexible and
rigid (concrete) pavements.
 Bicycle Transport Engineering:-
affects bicycles and cycling.
• Highway Engineering:- design,
construction and maintenance
of Highway Systems.
 Transportation Planning :-
evaluation, assessment, design and
siting of transportation facilities.
• Urban Planning:-control of the
use of land and design of the urban
environment.
 Human Factors
Engineering(HFE):-
applying what is known about
human capabilities and knowing
limitations to the design of
products, processes, systems, and
work environments.
 An aerial
shot of
Rodovia
Anchieta
in Brazil.

A photo of the intersection of Ayala Avenue and Buendia

Avenue in Makati City, Philippines.

Bicycle lane on Hindmarsh Drive in Canberra, Australia. Urban planning

 Traffic
Traffic Systems
Systems

Automatic
Sensors (to measure interconnected guidnace and alert operators
traffic flows) systems (Traffic to detect problems
signals) Speed Sensors:-Used
 Lane Flow Equation
Lane Flow Equation
Q=KV
• Q=Lane flow (vehicles per hour)
• K=Density (vehicles per km)
• V=Maximum speed (km per hour)
Highway safety engineering
uses physics and vehicle
dynamics, as well as road user
psychology and human factors
engineering, to reduce the
influence of factors that
contribute to crashes.
Typical Steps for Traffic Safety
Investigation
Identify and prioritize
investigation
locations.
Gathering data of
police reports of crashes,
collecting information
traffic signs, lights, etc.
Analyzing data of any
collision patterns.
Identify possible
countermeasures to
reduce the frequency or
severity of crashes.
Implement
improvements.
Evaluate results.
 References
 Wikipedia

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_engineering_(transportati
on)
Thank You One & All