Introduction:
Objectives and scope of traffic engineering, Components of road traffic - the vehicle, driver and road, Road user characteristics; human and vehicle characteristics, factors affecting road traffic; methods of measurement. Concepts of passenger car units for mixed traffic flow.
Traffic Engineering Studies and Analysis:
Sampling in Traffic Studies, Adequacy of Sample Size; Objectives, methods of traffic study, equipment, data collection, analysis and interpretation (including case studies) of (i) Spot speed (ii) Speed and delay (iii) Volume (iv) Origin - Destination (v) Parking (vi) Accident studies.
Design of Traffic Engineering Facilities :
Control of Traffic Movements through Time Sharing and Space Sharing Concepts; Channelizing Islands, T, Y, Skewed, Staggered, Roundabout, Mini-roundabout and other forms of at-Grade Crossings including provision for safe crossing of Pedestrians and Cyclists; Grade Separated Intersections.
Traffic Control Devices:
Traffic signs, markings, islands and signals. Different methods of signal design; redesign of existing signal including case studies, VMS, Road Lighting.
Traffic safety and management:
Road accidents, causes, effects and prevention, promotion and integration of public transport, promotion of non-motorized transport, area traffic management system, traffic system management(TSM), travel demand management(TDM), Congestion and parking pricing.
Note: Field Work/Laboratory
Surveys viz, Volume Count Survey, Pedestrian Survey Speed Survey, Axle Load Surveys, O-D Survey and Parking Survey are to be carried out.