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Comparison between Congestion Levels and Amount of $CO_2$ Emissions on Arterials  

Gang, Jin-Gu (경기대학교 도시 및 교통공학과)
O, Heung-Un (경기대학교 도시 및 교통공학과)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.29, no.6, 2011 , pp. 17-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
It has been presumed that the amount of vehicle's $CO_2$ emission would highly related to vehicle's cruising speeds on highways. In this study, it was tested if vehicle's $CO_2$ emissions would relate to the types of highways and the level of congestion. The results showed that the amount of $CO_2$ emission changes depending on (1) the vehicles' cruising speeds (b) congestion levels, and (c) the types of intersections. It was found that the vehicle acceleration and deceleration methods increases the amount of $CO_2$ emission up to 12%. It was also found that it changed up to 30% and 40% depending on the level of congestion and the types of intersections, respectively. The findings imply that the amount of $CO_2$ emission from vehicles should be improved when vehicles' cruising speeds are well managed through congestion management.
Keywords
Interrupted Arterials; Free Flow Speed; Delay and Congestion Speed; $CO_2$ Emissions;
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