Vanet‐TSMA: A traffic safety management approach for smart road transportation in vehicular ad hoc networks

Abstract

SummaryOver the past two decades, vehicular collisions have been a significant concern for governments, researchers, and automobile manufacturers. However, collisions are unexpected and occur regularly on roads, resulting in deaths, infrastructure destruction, and health injuries. As a result, it is essential to avoid, prevent, and detect traffic collisions at the highest degree possible for minimizing human loss. In this article, the trend of road traffic accidents in India has been analyzed graphically. Towards the end, a VANET‐based traffic safety management approach (VANET‐TSMA) has been proposed to reduce road accidents in India. This approach uses message distribution, traffic management, and congestion control efficiently for reducing the overall rate of road accidents. This method is based on multiple information and communication technology (ICT)‐based safety mechanisms which include collision avoidance, collision detection, and traffic congestion avoidance for the protection of future connected automobiles on roads.