Abstract
Road Traffic monitoring involves the collection of data describing the characteristic of vehicles and their movement through road networks. Such data may be used for one of these purposes such as law enforcement, congestion and incident detection and increasing road capacity. Transportation is a requirement for every nation regardless of its economy, political stability, population size and technological development. Movement of goods and people from one place to another is crucial to maintain strong economic and political ties between the various components of any given nation among nations. However, there are different modes of transportation and the most paramount one to human beings is road transportation. Due to increase in the modes of transportation, road users encounter different problems such as road blockage and incidents. Therefore there is need to monitor users incidents and to know the causes. Road traffic monitoring can be done manually or using ICT devices. This paper focuses on how the use of ICT devices can enhance road traffic monitoring. It traces the brief history of transportation; it equally discussed road traffic and safety, tools for monitoring road traffic, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) use for traffic monitoring and their benefits. The result shows that the use of ICT devices in road traffic monitoring should be a Millennium Goal for all developed and developing countries because of its numerous advantages in the reduction of the intensity of traffic and other road incidents.
Highlights
The history of transportation is rich and evolving
Road Traffic monitoring involves the collection of data describing the characteristic of vehicles and their movement through road networks
This paper focuses on how the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) devices can enhance road traffic monitoring
Summary
The history of transportation is rich and evolving. Just like the computer, technological innovations have increased the speed and safety of transportation. Discoveries such as foot coverings, skis, and snowshoes were example of transportation tools which aided transportation in ancient times These discoveries, innovations and inventions were applied to transport problems, which as you may have guessed right, decreased travel time and increased the ability to move and cover longer distances as well as carry larger loads. These innovations did not stop and neither did they occur only in ancient times, in the present world the innovations continues as transport researchers are working constantly to identify new ways to reduce costs and increase transport efficiency and safety. This paper will X-ray ICT devices as vital tools for enhancing road traffic to ensure easy location of vehicles and incidents on roads
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