Identifying the Factors Affecting Vehicles Red-light Running at Traffic Light Intersections (Case Study: Rasht Metropolis)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Iraj Bargegol ¹

Sobhan Hassanjani ¹

Saeed Fatemi ²

Seyed Amir Saadatjoo ³

¹ Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

² Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

³ Faculty of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology

10.22067/jfcei.2022.73905.1090

Abstract

Despite the growing trend of car use in cities, a significant part of the users of city roads is drivers. Level-crossing intersections are a common passageway for pedestrians and vehicles, and due to the large volume of traffic in these areas, the slightest irregularity in the flow of traffic causes a severe reduction in the capacity of the intersection. Violation of red lights by drivers is one of the problematic factors in traffic light intersections and the occurrence of traffic accidents for pedestrians. The present study aimed to identify the factors affecting this phenomenon, by combining a set of data observed from 101 vehicles, demographic variables such as age, gender, coverage, and weight of drivers were examined as possible parameters affecting red light violation. The results were evaluated by statistical tests to determine the significance of the effect of each variable. Examination of each of the behavioral indicators showed that red light violations were consistently related to age, gender, and clothing, and weight. 

Keywords

Traffic light intersection

Red light

Red light running

RLR

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