Effect of rain on travel demand and traffic accidents


Autoria(s): Chung, Edward; Ohtani, Osamu; Warita, Hiroshi; Kuwahara, Masao; Morita, Hirohisa
Contribuinte(s)

Smid, E

Data(s)

2005

Resumo

This paper studies the effect of rain on travel demand measured on the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway (MEX). Rainfall data monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency's meso-scale network of weather stations are used. This study found that travel demand decreases during rainy days and, in particular, larger reductions occur over the weekend. The effect of rainfall on the number of accidents recorded on 10 routes on the MEX is also analysed. Statistical testing shows that the average frequency of accidents, during periods of rainfall, is significantly different from the average frequency at other times.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/37504/

Publicador

IEEE

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/37504/1/01520201.pdf

DOI:10.1109/ITSC.2005.1520201

Chung, Edward, Ohtani, Osamu, Warita, Hiroshi, Kuwahara, Masao, & Morita, Hirohisa (2005) Effect of rain on travel demand and traffic accidents. In Smid, E (Ed.) Proceedings of the 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 13 - 16 September, 2005, Austria, Vienna.

Fonte

Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering

Palavras-Chave #080110 Simulation and Modelling #090507 Transport Engineering #road accidents, road safety, road traffic, statistical analysis
Tipo

Conference Paper