Roadworthiness Tests Research Articles

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY IN PROVIDING INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL SERVICE FOR TESTING MOTORIZED VEHICLES AT CENTRAL ACEH TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

This study aims to investigate the communication strategies utilized by employees of the Transportation Service of Central Aceh in disseminating technical information about the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (known as Uji KIR in Indonesia) to the public in Central Aceh Regency, while also identifying the obstacles that hinder their effectiveness in conveying the information. The employed data collection methods were interviews, literature studies, and observations. Furthermore, the obtained data were analyzed qualitatively. The research findings revealed that the communication strategy used by employees of the Transportation Service of Central Aceh in providing technical information on the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test was communication planning and management strategies. The Transportation Service of Central Aceh, particularly the head of the Workshop-and-Testing Division, undertakes a planning process that involves preparing and developing procedures for implementing the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test, evaluating the test directly in case of issues, and strategizing to disseminate information through the government’s internal media. To provide information about the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test, the Transportation Service of Central Aceh manages the implementation and preparation of a communication strategy that considers four factors: identifying the target audience, which includes owners of public transport vehicles; formulating messages to be conveyed to the vehicle owners; determining effective communication methods; and identifying the appropriate media for transmitting information to the vehicle owners. The purpose of communication planning and management strategies is to inform public transport vehicle owners about the procedure for taking the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test at the Transportation Service of Central Aceh.

Characterization and Quantification of Vehicular Emissions in Abuja Municipality-Implications for Public Health.

Air pollution from vehicular emission and other sources accounts for over seven million global deaths annually and contributes significantly to environmental degradation, including climate change. Vehicular emission is not prioritized for control in Nigeria, thus undermining public health and the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 11 and 13. This study aims to characterize vehicular emissions in Abuja municipality and quantify exhaust air pollutants of commonly used vehicles. Cross-sectional exhaust emissions study of vehicles in Abuja Municipal Area Council. Information on the type and age, fuel type, purchase and use category of 543 vehicles on routine Annual Road Worthiness Test at the Computerized Test Center, Abuja. Exhaust levels of CO, CO2 HCHO and PM10 were measured using hand-held devices. IBM SPSS version 26.0.0.0 (2019) statistical software. Toyota brand comprised 52.5% of the vehicles. Over 80% were older than 10 years; 85.5% preowned and 87.3% used for private purposes. PMS was the dominant fuel used (91.1%). Except PM10, older vehicles emitted higher levels of the measured pollutants than newer ones. The differences were significant for CO and HCHO. Diesel-fueled and commercial vehicles also emitted higher levels of CO, HCHO and PM10 compared to PMS-fueled and private vehicles respectively. Strong regulatory policies that discourage over-aged vehicles; speedy adoption of the ECOWAS guidelines on cleaner fuels and emission limits; and coordinated implementation of effective Inspection & Monitoring programme by relevant government agencies are required to safeguard public health and the environment. We also recommend the introduction of vehicles powered by alternative energy, use of bicycles, designation of one-way traffic and pedestrian zones. Reducing the threats to the public's health from vehicular air pollution in Abuja municipality requires strong policy and coordinated monitoring programs for effective control.

Optimization of Effective Working Hours for Coal Transportation from Rom to Port: Study at Pt. Maruwai Coal Central Kalimantan

Adaro Mineral Indonesia is one of the pillars of Adaro's mining business which focuses on coking coal mining in Central Kalimantan, planning to increase its coal production. The aim of this research is to optimize effective working hours for transporting coal from ROM to the port. This is done to increase the low productivity of coal transportation activities from mines to ports, which will bring benefits in the form of increased operational efficiency. This research was conducted quantitatively. The data used is primary data and secondary data. Primary data in this research was obtained from direct observations in the coal transportation area from the ROM of coal products to port, which includes cycle time, rain duration, shift changes, road conditions. The research method was carried out quantitatively. Optimization of coal transportation can be improved by improving delay parameters, improving communication between transportation operators, carrying out real time communication and data validation, expanding the Change Shift Area, fulfilling man power, making strip maps and road worthiness tests, making work plans, as well as procurement of gravel material and hauling road maintenance as well as All Weather Road conditions.

IMPLEMENTASI UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 22 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG LALU LINTAS DAN ANGKUTAN JALAN DI WILAYAH HUKUM KABUPATEN SEMARANG

Every motorized vehicle that is operated and/or used on the highway must meet all technical requirements and roadworthiness requirements as stipulated by Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation. The objectives of this study are to: 1) examine more deeply the implementation of Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation on roadworthiness tests for public transportation vehicles in the jurisdiction of Semarang Regency, 2) Knowing the obstacles related to Implementation of Law No.22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation on roadworthiness tests in the jurisdiction of Semarang Regency. This type of research is field research and uses a normative juridical approach in obtaining data, where a normative juridical approach is carried out based on the main legal material by examining the concepts, principles, and legal theories as well as legislation related to the Act. Law No.22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation in the jurisdiction of Semarang Regency. The results of this study obtained a conclusion that: The implementation of Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation on roadworthiness tests for public transport vehicles is in accordance with the provisions contained in Article 54 paragraph (3) regarding KIR testing of public transport vehicles. in the jurisdiction of Semarang Regency too has been implemented using a smart card where the implementation of a smart card is a substitute for a test book which is a policy of the Central Government through the Ministry of Land Transportation program.

SISTEM PEMERIKSAAN ALAT PEMADAM KEBAKARAN PERSPEKTIF MILK AL DAULAH: STUDI PADA PEMADAM KEBAKARAN BANDA ACEH

The Banda Aceh City Fire and Rescue Service must ensure that fire extinguishers are well maintained and can be used at any time in an emergency. Fire extinguishers are state property that are useful for the community. Therefore, the author aims to conduct research to find out how fire extinguishers are inspected at the Banda Aceh City Fire and Rescue Service, as well as what Milk al Daulah's perspective is regarding checking fire extinguishers at the Banda Aceh City Fire and Rescue Service. This research uses a sociological juridical method with a qualitative research type, and data was obtained using interview techniques and documentation. Based on the research results, it was found that, first, inspection and maintenance of fire extinguishers at the Banda Aceh City Fire and Rescue Service was carried out by checking and warming up the engine, checking lubricants and fuel, checking the condition of tires, checking the braking system, checking equipment completeness. fire extinguisher, electrical system inspection, exterior maintenance, water tank drain, and vehicle roadworthiness test. Maintenance is carried out regularly at certain time intervals. Usually every 3 months, 6 months or 1 year. Depends on manufacturer's instructions, vehicle model and components used. Second, the Banda Aceh City Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for inspecting fire extinguishers. So that these tools function and are used properly when a fire disaster occurs. Maintaining fire extinguishers provides benefits to the community. The Banda Aceh city fire and rescue service as the regional government has done its job well in carrying out inspections of fire extinguishers, therefore this is in accordance with the concept of milk al-daulah

Competition Makes Inspectors More Lenient: Evidence from the Motor Vehicle Inspection Market

We investigate whether increased competition among inspection firms leads to an increase in the inspection pass rate in the Swedish car inspection market, which is heavily regulated and consciously designed to mitigate incentives to violate government regulations. We use a panel dataset that represent 22.5 million car roadworthiness tests that were conducted during the period 2010–2015. Fixed effects and instrumental variable estimations, which are used to account for the endogeneity of competition, show that inspection stations that operate in highly competitive markets are more lenient toward their customers than are stations that operate in less competitive markets.

Pelaksanaan Uji Kelayakan Jalan Becak

The background of this research problem is article 48 of law number 22 of 2009 concerning road traffic and transportation, there are rules regarding technical requirements and roadworthiness of motorized vehicles, but vehicles provided by rickshaw drivers produce noisy sounds and turn signals or indicator lights. direction so that it can interfere with other motorists, so that this is contrary to law number 22 of 2009 article 48 concerning road traffic and transportation.The formulation of the problem of this research is how to implement Law No. 22 of 2009 article 48 concerning roadworthiness tests for public vehicles (pedicabs) in Padangsidimpuan City and what factors are the obstacles in implementing Law No. 22 of 2009 article 48 regarding vehicle road feasibility tests. public rickshaws in the city of Padangsidimpuan.The purpose of this research is to find out the implementation of Law No. 22 of 2009 Article 48 regarding the roadworthiness test of public vehicles (becak) in Padangsidimpuan City, and also to find out what factors are obstacles in the implementation of Law No. 22 of 2009 Article 48 concerning road feasibility test for public vehicles (becak) in Padangsidimpuan City.This type of research is qualitative research. Qualitative research is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words and highly observed behavior, while the approach used by the researcher is a sociological approach or socio-legal research method, namely "a research approach that examines people's legal perceptions and behavior. (humans and legal entities) that occur in the field.The results obtained from this researcher are that the implementation of law number 22 of 2009 article 48 concerning the feasibility test of public vehicles (pedicabs) in the city of Padangsidimpuan has not run effectively this can be seen from the increasing number of pedicab drivers, and even the Department of Transportation as The implementer of the law admits that he has never implemented the law or has never tested the feasibility of a motorized tricycle.

ANALISIS UJI LAIK FUNGSI JALAN ASPEK TEKNIS PADA RUAS JALAN NASIONAL TAMBU – TOMPE PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGAH

Road safety is defined as physical fulfillment of road elements according to its technical requirements and roadside conditions so that the road does not contribute to traffic accidents. The condition of roads that meet technical requirements is also called roadworthiness. This paper aims to review safety aspects of road worthiness tests. The study was conducted using qualitative approach based on procedures for roadworthiness test according to Minister of Public Works Regulation No. 11/PRT/M/2010. Data from field test results and surveys are then processed to obtain roadworthiness categories by referring to six technical components, namely geometric, pavement structures, bridges, right of way, traffic management and road equipment. The Tambu-Tompe National Road section in Central Sulawesi was chosen as the case study. The results indicated that the segment is categorized as “Conditional” where the proportion of “Eligible” and “Conditional” is 44% and 56%. The results of the study can be used by road authorities to determine priority of fulfillment of road function category. 
 Keywords: roadworthiness, road safety analysis, road physical inspection, road technical requirements

Do vehicle efficiency improvements lead to energy savings? The rebound effect in Great Britain

Abstract Fuel efficiency improvements in vehicles reduce the cost of travel, which could stimulate drivers to travel further limiting energy savings. Estimates of this effect, known as the rebound effect, have varied widely, partly due to data constraints and a reliance upon highly aggregated government statistics. This paper instead uses a dataset of over 275 million vehicle roadworthiness tests. The high level of detail in our dataset can reveal, for the first time, how the response to changes in travel costs may differ across types of vehicles and socio-economic areas in Great Britain. We find that the rebound effect in Great Britain is just 4.6%, meaning efficiency improvements are unlikely to stimulate increased mileage in the short-run. We find that larger, less fuel efficient vehicles are more responsive to fuel price changes than smaller vehicles and that drivers in urban areas are more responsive to fuel price changes than drivers in rural areas. Our findings shed light on the effects that policies such as fuel taxation and fuel economy standards may have on vehicle mileage. This has implications for both CO2 emissions savings and social equity.

Safety Aspects of Freight Traffic in the Republic of Srpska

This paper tries to present the state of traffic safety in the Republic of Srpska based on a statistical sample of traffic accidents involving freight motor vehicles on roads of the Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Besides statistics, survey and statistical sample analysis methods were used, as well as analyses of indicators of road worthiness testing station inspections of vehicles in the Republic of Srpska. The indicators of non-regular preventive inspections of roadworthiness tests conducted on the roads by the Auto Moto Association of the Republic of Srpska are especially important. Bearing in mind the age and number of freight motor vehicles in the Republic of Srpska, in accordance with the indicators from chapter 3.4 (Consequence of Traffic Accidents) it is possible to continue the research with a special view on the injuries of the freight vehicle drivers and causes of traffic accidents. According to the data available, most of the fatalities and severe injuries were inflicted to drivers and passengers from vehicles that were involved in accidents with freight vehicles.

Buses retrofitting with diesel particle filters: Real-world fuel economy and roadworthiness test considerations

Retrofitting older vehicles with diesel particulate filter (DPF) is a cost-effective measure to quickly and efficiently reduce particulate matter emissions. This study experimentally analyzes real-world performance of buses retrofitted with CRT DPFs. 18 in-use Euro III technology urban and intercity buses were investigated for a period of 12months. The influence of the DPF and of the vehicle natural aging on buses fuel economy are analyzed and discussed. While the effect of natural deterioration is about 1.2%–1.3%, DPF contribution to fuel economy penalty is found to be 0.6% to 1.8%, depending on the bus type. DPF filtration efficiency is analyzed throughout the study and found to be in average 96% in the size range of 23–560nm. Four different load and non-load engine operating modes are investigated on their appropriateness for roadworthiness tests. High idle is found to be the most suitable regime for PN diagnostics considering particle number filtration efficiency.

Predicting casualty-accident count by highway design standards compliance

Abstract Compliance to standard has been the main doctrine in highway design, but its relationship with accident count has not been widely scrutinized. One of the key programs in road safety in Indonesia is road-worthiness test which assesses the compliance of a road to national design specifications and criteria. In light of current improvements in the crash data system in Indonesia, this study is carried out to develop a model to predict the accident count per type of crashes and to identify significant road features based on their compliance to a national standard. 272,200 km of arterial road in East Java North Corridor (EJNC) is selected as case study and 2012–2014 crash data is analyzed. Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial (ZINB) Model is preferred to develop crash prediction model with significant variables. This study has several findings. First, the constant values of the prediction model are relatively close to the average number of accident which implies that the mere compliance to current standard cannot warrant the safeness of Indoensian highways. Second, the number of median opening per unit length and disturbance level to pedestrian and road reserve area are the features that having positive relationships with total accident count. Meanwhile, the ROW disturbance, conformance of intersection and of road marking also show significant value but negative relationship with total accident count. Third, significant variables for each type of crash may have different sign. For example, in right angle crash, median width has positive relation with the number of accident, while in run off and rear end crash, median width compliance is shown to have negative relation.

INSPECCIÓN DE LA EFICACIA DE FRENADO PARA VEHÍCULOS DE MASA MAXIMA AUTORIZADA SUPERIOR A 3500 kg MEDIANTE EL MÉTODO DE EXTRAPOLACIÓN

In January 2012, Directive 2009/40/EC, of the European Parliament and of the Council, came into force, on roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers, which Annex II was amended by Directive 2010/48/EU. This directive provides that, for measuring the braking effectiveness of vehicles of more than 3500 kg, it must be applies ISO 21069-1:2004 or equivalent method. The fundamental result is the establishment of braking effectiveness values for laden vehicles, which means, in practice, the change of the measurement procedures at Inspection Stations, with heavy investment in machinery and civil works, as well as pose a problem for users of certain types of vehicles that cannot go laden to inspections, such as buses and vehicles carrying dangerous goods. In this article, the procedures described in the above Directive will be analyzed in order to find the most suitable one for implementation in Inspection Stations, useful for all types of vehicles, minimizing these investments to be done and complying with the requirement indicated in the Directive: technical inspection should be relatively simple, quick and cheap.

Road Transport Policy And Traffic Management In Nigeria

The effectiveness of road transportation relies heavily on several factors and the attitude of the road driver to traffic engineering, control and management requirement. It is in the light of the above consideration and context that this study; Road Transport policy and Traffic management in Nigeria, Directorate of Road Traffic Service (DRTS) Federal Capital Territory Abuja in Perspective can conveniently be situated. The study brings into focus for better appreciation, the important roles of the traffic officers in driving test licenses, road worthiness test, enlightenment campaign activities, highway patrol, revenue generation etc which are all important elements in actualizing the policy thrust of the country\'s transport policy of adequacy and safety using both primary and secondary sources of data collection with simple percentage method of analysis and system theory as theoretical underpinning. Conclusion and far reaching recommendations were drawn in the light of the findings with the hope that such will shape the transportation policy process of government. Keywords : Policy; transport; management; traffic JORIND Vol. 6 (1) 2008: pp. 21-21

Emission control options for power two wheelers in Europe

This paper quantifies the emission contribution of motorcycles and mopeds in Europe, in the period 1999–2012. Projections show that these vehicles will emit more than 7% and 20% of total road transport CO and HC, respectively, by the year 2012, if no additional regulatory measures are taken. In contrast, they will continue to be negligible NO x (0.7%) and CO 2 (<1%) emitters, while their particulate matter (PM) emission contribution is expected to decline to below 1% in the future. The relative importance of their emissions, however, increases in urban environments, especially in southern European countries, which host large fleets of small two wheelers. Hence, further regulatory measures are being considered which include durability requirements for the emission controls, in-use compliance and roadworthiness procedures, on-board diagnostics, control of evaporation emissions, PM specific measures and new steps for emission standards. The study quantifies the environmental benefits and the costs associated with each measure, and calculates cost-effectiveness figures which may be used to evaluate each policy option. Results show that for the reduction of HC emissions, both evaporation control and roadworthiness tests are cost-effective while a further tightening of the emission standards for mopeds will bring the largest benefit. Additionally, on-board diagnosis for motorcycles is found to be an expensive measure with questionable effectiveness, while the replacement of mineral with synthetic lubricants would bring clear benefits with respect to PM of 2-stroke engines.