TITLE:
Enhancing Urban Mobility: Exploring the Potential of Exclusive Motorcycle Lane Using VISSIM
AUTHORS:
Tanveer Ahmed, Lamiya Farah Chowdhury, Md. Golam Sobhani, A. S. M. Mohaiminul Islam, Sultan Al Shafian, Mishuk Majumder
KEYWORDS:
Motorcycle Lane, Traffic Simulation, Capacity, Safety
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Transportation Technologies,
Vol.13 No.4,
September
22,
2023
ABSTRACT: The proliferation of Mobility on Demand (MOD) services has ushered in a
surge of ridesharing platforms, catalyzing the emergence of micro mobility
solutions like motorcycle sharing. Consequently, motorcycles have witnessed
unprecedented growth over recent decades. This proliferation, while offering convenience,
has introduced challenges such as diminished road capacity, and compromised
safety. This study advocates for the implementation of exclusive motorcycle
lanes to mitigate the ensuing disorderliness using VISSIM microsimulation
platform. Empirical data from a key corridor in Dhaka is harnessed to calibrate
and simulate network performance scenarios—pre- and post-implementation of
dedicated motorcycle lanes. The outcomes of our simulation experiments exhibit
the implementation of dedicated motorcycle lanes leads to a reduction in
vehicular throughput but improvement the flow of motorcycles. In addition,
Surrogate Safety Measures (SSMs) demonstrate the safety improvements through
implementation of the treatment.