STUDY ON ROAD TRAFFIC MULTIMODAL SIMULATION, COMPARITIVE STUDY ON SIMULATION SOFTWARES ON INTERSECTION AND ITS ROAD SAFETY AUDIT

Abstract

In today’s world of advancements transportation engineering is the most focused branch in terms of software development. In order to provide a small part to this branch a comparative study is a must to identify the most efficient software for providing this work is important. To do this study in the project we need to identify the best software for simulations of vehicles in multimodal means is also of that importance. This also suggests the need of this softwares in use also. To do this designing a intersection is optimum. Also the Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications has a duty of care to all road users, and so has always been concerned with the safety of its roads. However, the significant increase in road crashes in recent years has prompted the Ministry to intensify its efforts to promote road safety. One small part of this effort are new procedures to ensure that the safety of all road schemes is checked by specialists before construction this is called safety auditing. demand for transportation, safety is an issue of major social concern and an area of extensive research work. The rate of Crashes in developing countries like India increases year by year. A Crash is an unplanned and uncontrolled event, which occurred on a road open to a public traffic resulting in personal injury, damages to the property and loss of life in which at least one moving vehicle was involved. In the world, India has world’s largest heavy traffic and accidents also. It is necessary to provide the safety to roads. Lack of infrastructure, interaction of vulnerable road users (VRU) with high-speed traffic, and faulty geometric design are some of the most alarming safety deficiencies identified through the audit process. The insights obtained from the RSA report could not have been gained from the Crash reports alone. Finally, countermeasures need to be suggested based on the observations made during the RSA.