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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2011.31.4D.527

A Method for Locating Bus Stops Considering Traffic Safety at Signalized Intersections  

Lee, Jung-Hwan (광주광역시 교통정책연구실)
Kwon, Sung-Dae (전남대학교 토목공학과)
Park, Je-Jin (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원)
Ha, Tae-Jun (전남대학교 토목공학과)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.31, no.4D, 2011 , pp. 527-538 More about this Journal
Abstract
Currently, the only established criteria is on the location of bus stops on principal roads where uninterrupted flow mainly occurs. There are no clear guidelines on any method to locating bus stops considering the characteristics of bus operation and pedestrians. If the location or exterior of a bus stop is inappropriate, road users including bus drivers and pedestrians will be caused serious dangerous and inconvenience. In this study, the research below was performed in order to propose rational criteria for the location of bus stops integrated with or separated from speed-change lanes at signalized intersections considering smooth traffic flow and the characteristics of bus operation and pedestrians as well as traffic safety : First, the appropriate length of each of the near-side and far-side bus stops was calculated by categorizing bus stops to be constructed into those integrated with speed-change lanes and those separated from speed-change lanes. Secondly, the appropriate length of each of the bus stops divided into near-side bus stops and far-side bus stops and integrated with or separated from speed-change lanes was selected by considering the characteristics of pedestrians. Thirdly, whether the construction locations of bus stops were appropriate or not was determined based on the appropriate length of bus stops integrated with or separated from speed-change lanes, which was calculated and selected by considering traffic flow and the characteristics of pedestrians and considering traffic safety. The method for locating bus stops considering traffic flow, the characteristics of pedestrians, and traffic safety will be able to help suggestion criteria of bus stop and the location of safe and pleasant bus stops.
Keywords
bus stop; signalized intersection; queue length; gap acceptance; weaving; traffic safety;
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