THE INFLUENCE OF SIDE FRICTION ON TRAFFIC ON FATIMA AL-ZAHRA STREET IN KARBALA: CAUSES, RESULTS AND SOLUTIONS

Abstract

Side friction is considered one of the main reasons for reducing the efficiency of traffic in urban streets and is caused by a number of factors, such as parking vehicles on the side of the road, pedestrians crossing in places not intended for them, vehicles entering the main road from secondary roads and leaving it on secondary roads, etc. The scientific novelty of this work lies in the fact that for the first time, as far as we know, it provides a statistical description of the influence of Side friction factors on traffic efficiency on Fatima Al-Zahra Street in Karbala, as well as on the classification of roads. The results of the study showed that side friction is responsible for significantly reducing the operating efficiency of the studied road, as well as reducing the road classification. Purpose: determination the effect of side friction on the efficiency of traffic on Fatima Zahra Street in Karbala and to determine the optimal solutions to improve the efficiency of traffic on this street. Methodology. In this work, both experimental methods of data collection and statistical methods of their processing were used. Results of the study have shown that Side friction is responsible for a decrease in the operational efficiency of the studied road by an amount in the range of 62.16-86.3%, as well as a decrease in the road classification from I or II to IV. Practical implications. It is recommended to apply the results obtained from the Karbala Traffic Management Department.

Keywords

• side friction
• urban streets
• pedestrians
• traffic jams
• traffic efficiency