GUIDELINES ON REGULATION AND CONTROL OF MIXED TRAFFIC IN URBAN AREAS

The article discusses the problem of urban traffic congestion and control in India caused by the heterogenous character of the local traffic which includes a mixture of modern and primitive forms of transport. It is suggested that segregation of different classes of traffic would minimise the hazards and conflict caused by such traffic conditions. It is shown how segregation of slow moving traffic such as bicycles, auto-rickshaws and animal-drawn vehicles can be achieved by the provision of a 5M wide lane on either side of a main carriageway. It is also suggested that in areas of greatest congestion certain classes of slow moving and commercial vehicles might be prohibited during peak hours. Recommendations are given for the control and segregation or pedestrians, bicycles, hand-carts and animal-drawn vehicles. /TRRL/

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  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 319-343
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Indian Roads Congress
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0258-0500

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Commercial vehicles; Local transportation; Peak hour traffic; Pedestrians; Slow moving vehicles; Traffic; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic lanes; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Segregation
• Old TRIS Terms: Local traffic
• ITRD Terms: 8005: Asia; 632: Congestion (traffic); 8045: India; 143: Planning; 350: Segregation (traffic, pedestrians); 177: Specifications; 2827: Traffic lane; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138885
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM