Abstract
Using intelligent transport systems in cities is gaining popularity. The fundamental aim of their existence is to improve safety and traffic flow and prevent congestion in city centres. All people moving around the city, such as public transport passengers, as well as truck and emergency vehicle drivers and drivers of passenger vehicles, are users of intelligent transport systems. Research which was carried out for the article entirely concerns functioning and utility of intelligent transport systems from truck drivers’ experience. The main aim of the research was to evaluate services and tools within intelligent transport systems in European cities which are visited by Polish truck drivers. Our research indicates that most drivers (almost 98%) stated that they find intelligent transport systems useful and 92.5% of interviewed pointed that intelligent transport systems help with their everyday work duties. Of all the tools in the survey drivers agreed that variable content signs, accommodative traffic lights, and extra road illumination have most influence in road safety. Identifying the most useful and helpful tools of intelligent transport systems will allow to define their preferred development directions from truck drivers’ point of view.
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What are the benefits of intelligent transport systems, according do truck drivers?
The aim of the research was to identify and prioritize tools and services of intelligent transport systems used in cities, for their utility for truck drivers
Summary
Until the year 2008, volume of urban traffic constantly grew This growth included both, individual passenger traffic and freight transport, causing many inconveniences for every group of transport users—a drop in the safety level, intensification of congestion and increased pollution—which is said to cause the premature death of 348,000 people annually across Europe [2]. As the situation began to stabilise, the number of shipments began to grow again, but not as quickly as before and it never reached the level from 2008 It could have been caused by societies’ growing awareness about the harming effects of fuel combustion, and growing popularity of other branches of transport, such as rail and maritime transport, which are more effective and cheaper for long-distance shipments and greater amount of cargo
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