MODULE 2: Urbanization and Traffic Management PDF

COURSE CODE/ DESCRIPTION MODULE 2: Urbanization and Traffic Management Page 1 of 3 LESSON PROPER URBANIZATION AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT The union of neighboring clans resorting to a center used as a common meeting place for worship, protection, and th...

COURSE CODE/ DESCRIPTION MODULE 2: Urbanization and Traffic Management Page 1 of 3 LESSON PROPER URBANIZATION AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT The union of neighboring clans resorting to a center used as a common meeting place for worship, protection, and the like. It is also a composite of cells, neighborhoods, or communities where people work together for the Common good. The types of urban can vary as greatly as the variety of activities performed there. The means of production and the kinds of goods trade, transportation and services, or a combination of all these activities. URBAN TRANSPORTATION MANIFESTED AND ROOT PROBLEMS Manifested Problems  Traffic congestion  Air and Noise Pollution  Higher Road Accidents  Increased Inaccessibility of under Privileged  Environmental Degradation Root Problems  Increased income and vehicle ownership  Increase vehicle used  Longer average Trip-making  Higher population growth  Increase urban expansion  Inadequate land use control  Poor traffic management and enforcement  Incompatible traffic mix  Incompatible urban form density configuration  Inadequate transport facilities CURRENT SITUATION OF URBAN TRANSPORT High Road Dependence  In Metro Manila, urban transport depends highly on the road. The condition of the urban transport is getting worse every year because of the late infrastructure development such as roads and mass transit systems vis-a-viz the rapid increase in population and cars. COURSE CODE/ DESCRIPTION MODULE 2: Urbanization and Traffic Management Page 2 of 3 Traffic Congestion  Congestion is not attributable to the imbalance in road construction rate as against the increase in traffic volumes but is also due to unruly behaviour of drivers and pedestrians. The traffic violation  Human error is identified as the top cause of road crashes in the city, according to data from Metro Manila Accident Recording and Analysis System (MMARAS). Human error are different forms of negligence and physical challenges or distraction that a driver faces, leading to clashes. Traffic Accidents The indirect factors that cause traffic accidents are as follows:  Shortage of road maintenance  signal light and lane violation by thee drivers  Vehicular and pedestrian conflict at major intersection or arterial road and the operation of roadworthy vehicles. TRAFFIC  Traffic refers to the movement of persons, goods, and vehicles either powered by animals or animal- drawn vehicles, or by combustion system from one place to another for the purpose of safe travel.  There is heavy or light traffic that often depends on the number of vehicles on the road, the time that those vehicles are on the road and the route these vehicles take. TRAFFIC RESTRAINTS  Traffic restraint measures and limits vehicular traffic by imposing some charges for the use of the transportation system. The charges could take the form of payment for the use of the transportation system and also the charges in the form of penalty.  These techniques provide the transport users a choice between using the system with the associated liabilities and avoiding it. CONTRIBUTORS TO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 1. Traffic Engineers- help to improve our street and highway system through:  The use of signs, traffic signals, and control devices.  construction of more roads, bridges, flyovers, tunnels and update infrastructures to lessen congestion. An underpass is an example of engineering to lessen congestion.  focus on the comprehensive objectives of mobility safety, energy, efficiency, and the environment, through the application of scientific methods based on the principles of system engineering and planning. COURSE CODE/ DESCRIPTION MODULE 2: Urbanization and Traffic Management Page 3 of 3 2. Educators- Most schools now train children as pedestrians. Safety organization and other civic groups also make contributions toward better driving and walking by a steady flow of safety ideas in the newspapers, on the radio, in movies and in meetings aimed at promoting good voluntary behaviour in driving. Traffic safety education can be carried out on three levels by:  Imparting knowledge concerning traffic safety  Training and practice in the actual application of traffic safety knowledge  Develop safety morality 3. Law Makers- They make the basic rules for using roads.  The laws require obedience to the engineer's signs and signals. Experience shows that some people cannot be deterred from bad behavior on the highways without laws or rules, which gives us power to put up a stop to misbehavior and power to punish.  Those who commit some violations will be evaluated as to their culpability or responsibility, which will be then determine the degree of punishment. 4. Policemen / Traffic Enforcer- They are the front liners and implementers of traffic rules and regulation.  All provision relevant to road safety, orderliness in the highways transport system as a vehicle of different sizes traverses the former will be closely supervised and those who flagrantly disregard the rules will be punished accordingly.