Challenges of Limiting Traffic and the Use of ANPR in Controlling the Entrance to the Restricted Traffic Zone in Developing Countries‎‎

For developing countries that wish to use existing technologies and draw on the experiences of others, a major challenge is the lack of knowledge and proper understanding of the available features, and of the facilities that use new technologies. In response to the growing problems of traffic congestion and air pollution in the central areas of Tehran, since 1980 a restricted zone in the shape of a polygon has been defined in Tehran, which during business hours limits commuting to the downtown area to relief cars and special vehicles. Since 2010, passage into and out of this zone has been controlled by new ANPR technologies using cameras, rather than the police force. Using this technology has indeed improved the control system of the entrance to the restricted zone in most areas but has also created new challenges for the city's traffic management.‎‎ ‎The first part of this study discusses the challenges of establishing restrictions on cars in Tehran, and with the help of information obtained with cameras of the automated control system, the inbound traffic algorithms are presented. In the final part of this document the problems raised by applying new traffic control technologies in Tehran as a developing city will be discussed.‎‎‎

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

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• Authors:
  • Chavoshy, A P
  • Behruz, H
  • Soroor, N
  • Safaie, A
• Conference:
  • 19th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Vienna , Austria
  • Date: 2012-10-22 to 2012-10-26
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 9p
• Monograph Title: 19th ITS World Congress, Vienna, Austria, 22 to 26 October 2012

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Automated highway systems; Developing countries; Highway traffic control; Traffic congestion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Restricted zones; Traffic zones
• Geographic Terms: Tehran (Iran)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I15: Environment; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01498982
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 21 2013 9:14AM