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A Study on the Application of PPLT(Protected/Permitted Left-Turn) Considering the Traffic Characteristics of PLT/PPLT

보호좌회전과 보호/비보호 겸용 좌회전 통행특성 차이를 고려한 보호/비보호 겸용 좌회전 적용방안에 관한 연구

  • Nam, Sang-bum (Dept. of Urban Information Eng., Univ. of Anyang) ;
  • Kim, Ju-hyun (Dept. of Urban Information Eng., Univ. of Anyang) ;
  • Shin, Eon-kyo (Dept. of Urban Information Eng., Univ. of Anyang)
  • 남상범 (안양대학교 도시정보공학과) ;
  • 김주현 (안양대학교 도시정보공학과) ;
  • 신언교 (안양대학교 도시정보공학과)
  • Received : 2020.07.24
  • Accepted : 2020.08.11
  • Published : 2020.08.31

Abstract

The application of PPLT is difficult to analyze and judge only from the effects of the delay time. In this study, the application of PPLT was proposed using not only the delay time of PLT and PPLT due to the change in traffic volume and the number of opposite straight lanes but also the traffic volume of passing a left turn and the number of conflict risks as indicators. According to the analysis, the more left-turn traffic than capacity and the less opposite-straight volume, the greater the PPLT effect. On the other hand, if the left-turn traffic is below capacity, the delay time will be reduced partially, but the overall passing left turn volume will not increase, and the conflict risk will increase. In addition, the conflict risk increases in the third lane or higher. Moreover, the difference of passing left-turn volume between PLT and PPLT showed a pattern similar to the delay time difference, and the PPLT coverage was wider than the difference in delay time and was associated more with the conflict risk numbers. Therefore, it would be reasonable to use passing left-turn traffic primarily, consider the delay time below the left-turn capacity, and consider the conflicting risk numbers simultaneously at or above the opposite straight three lanes.

기존 논문들처럼 지체시간 감소만으로 PPLT 특성을 반영하여 PPLT의 적용 여부를 판단하는 것은 한계가 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 지체시간 외에 통과 좌회전 교통량, 상충위험수를 사용하여 PPLT 적용방안을 제시하였다. 분석결과 좌회전 교통량이 용량 이상이면서 많을수록, 대향 직진 교통량은 용량 미만이면서 적을수록 PPLT 효과가 증가하였다. 그러나 좌회전 교통량이 용량 미만에서는 선행 신호대기 차량들이 비보호로 교차로를 통과하게 되어 지체시간은 일부 감소하지만 전체 통과 좌회전 교통량은 증가하지 않고 상충위험률은 증가하게 된다. 그리고 대향 직진 차로수가 1, 2차로에서는 상충위험수가 유사하지만 3차로 이상이 되면 크게 증가한다. 또한 PLT와 PPLT의 통과 좌회전 교통량 차이는 지체시간 차이와 유사한 패턴을 보이면서 지체시간보다 PPLT 적용 범위가 더 넓고 상충위험수와 연관성이 높게 분석되었다. 따라서 PPLT의 교통류 특성과 상충위험수 등을 고려하기 위해서는 통과 좌회전 교통량이 지체시간보다 유리하다. 즉, PLT와 PPLT의 통과 좌회전 교통량, 지체시간 차이와 대향직진 3차로 이상에서의 상충위험수를 동시에 고려하여 PPLT 적용 여부를 판단하면 지체시간만을 적용해온 기존 방안에 비해 합리적인 방안이 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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