Traffic Congestion

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Traffic Congestion

• Patrick Markham
• CS410
• Spring 2007

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The Problem

• Traffic congestion is an enormous societal
  problem resulting in vehicle delay, wasted fuel
  and lost productivity.

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Cost

• In 2000, the 75 largest metropolitan areas of the
  U.S. were hit with 3.6 billion hours of vehicle
  delay
• 21.6 billion liters (5.7 billion gallons) of
  wasted fuel
• 67.5 billion in lost productivity

Texas Transportation Institute
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Sources of the Problem

• An ever-increasing number of vehicles on the road
• 237,242,616 motor vehicles registered (2004)
• 197.2 million licensed drivers (2002)
• Poor and/or outdated route designs
• Construction and/or pedestrians
• Weather
• Inability of traffic lights to adapt the traffic
  patterns they deliver according to these and
  other conditions!

U.S. Department of Transportation, AAIA
Aftermarket Factbook
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Past Solutions

• Annual or semi-annual traffic pattern updates
• Ground sensors
• Traffic.com, Onestat.com

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Our Solution

• Real-time visual and historical analysis
• On-site video camera
• Off-site video storage software-enabled machine

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Complications

• Off-site facility
• Communication between on- and off-site components
• Maintenance of off-site components

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Benefits

• Less Congestion
• More Business ? More Money
• More Productivity ? More Money
• Valuable Data ? More Money

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Summary

• Traffic congestion, a major problem for everyone.
• Traffic lights which can adapt the traffic
  patterns they deliver, the best solution.
• Local economy gets a major boost.

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Questions?
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References

• Texas Transportation Institute (http//mobility.ta
  mu.edu/ums/congestion_data/national_congestion_tab
  les.stm)
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal
  Highway Administration (http//www.fhwa.dot.gov/po
  licy/ohim/hs04/mv.htm)
• Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
  Aftermarket Factbook, p. 55.

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Also Consulted

• The Institute of Transportation Engineers
  (http//www.ite.org/)
• Department of Motor Vehicles (http//www.dmv.org/)
  
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
  (http//www.bts.gov/)