Assessment of travel speed for urban streets using global positioning system

الملخص EN

The travel speeds selected and trusted by the driver vary according to his behavior and the surrounding environment.

Accordingly, this paper studies the change of the free-flow speed, influences on it, of the route linking Al-Bayaa and Bab Almudam sectors.

A GPS device was used to collect data during 60 rounds for three periods (morning, day, and night), 50 of them during the off-peak time and 10 during peak time with drivers of both genders and different ages.

The results showed a variation of the FFS values at off-evening peak time, also noting the posted speed limits corresponding to the statistically calculated 85, which was 69kmhr.

along the route.

The emergence of a significant impact of the security checkpoints in link 3, causing a general defect in the traffic accounts.

Also, there was an increase in the speed with an increase in lane width by 13% and a decrease in the speed with an increase in the number of lanes by 45.18% and 18.6% between 2 and 4 lanes and 2 and 3 lanes respectively.

It should be noted that male is bolder and more reckless in choosing speeds by 26.32% than female and that groups of 50 and below years old choose less speed by 13.52% of ages 35 and below years old who are more confident and familiar in dealing with roads and choosing the appropriate The travel speeds selected and trusted by the driver vary according to his behavior and the surrounding environment.

Accordingly, this paper studies the change of the free-flow speed, influences on it, of the route linking Al-Bayaa and Bab Almudam sectors.

A GPS device was used to collect data during 60 rounds for three periods (morning, day, and night), 50 of them during the off-peak time and 10 during peak time with drivers of both genders and different ages.

The results showed a variation of the FFS values at off-evening peak time, also noting the posted speed limits corresponding to the statistically calculated 85, which was 69kmhr.

along the route.

The emergence of a significant impact of the security checkpoints in link 3, causing a general defect in the traffic accounts.

Also, there was an increase in the speed with an increase in lane width by 13% and a decrease in the speed with an increase in the number of lanes by 45.18% and 18.6% between 2 and 4 lanes and 2 and 3 lanes respectively.

It should be noted that male is bolder and more reckless in choosing speeds by 26.32% than female and that groups of 50 and below years old choose less speed by 13.52% of ages 35 and below years old who are more confident and familiar in dealing with roads and choosing the appropriate speed.