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T1 Analysis of the efficiency of traffic lights turning red in case of exceeding speed limit
T2 Análisis de la eficacia de los semáforos que se ponen en rojo en caso de exceder el límite de velocidad
A1 Pérez Acebo, Heriberto
A1 Otxoa Muñoz, Xabier
A1 Marquina Llaguno, Mikel
A1 Gonzalo Orden, Hernán
K1 Traffic calming measure
K1 Road safety
K1 Urban area
K1 Pedestrian
K1 Traffic lights
K1 Speed limit
K1 Crosswalk
K1 Medida de calmado de tráfico
K1 Seguridad vial
K1 Área urbana
K1 Peatón
K1 Semáforo
K1 Límite de velocidad
K1 Paso de peatones
K1 Ingeniería civil
K1 Civil engineering
K1 Transporte
K1 Transportation
K1 Urbanismo
K1 City planning
AB Due to the presence of various traffic calming measures (TCM) and traffic lights in urban areas, the speed of vehicles is maintainedlow. Nevertheless, a problem arises in the frontier between urban and non-urban areas because drivers must adapt their speed andbehavior to new conditions. This risk becomes even greater in rural roads that penetrate small villages without a bypass and with ashort urban segment, since drivers do not normally speed down in these segments. Various measures can be installed, but trafficlights that turn red if the speed limit is exceeded is not usually considered as a TCM in the literature. Therefore, this paper aims toanalyze the efficiency of traffic lights turning red in case of exceeding speed limit. The village of ´Abalos in Spain was selected for thisresearch, with an urban area of 630 m and this type of traffic lights in both directions. Results showed that drivers do not respect thespeed limit - and hence, the red light - when they are placed separately. However, if they are placed next to a crosswalk, their effectis increased. Consequently, it is recommended to place these traffic lights with a crosswalk to reinforce the efficiency of both TCMs.
PB Universidad Nacional de Colombia
SN 0120-5609
YR 2021
FD 2021-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8935
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8935
LA eng
NO This work was funded by GIRDER Ingenieros, S.L.P. [grant 2019.0478].
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 16-may-2024