Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2024, 26(1):D11-D26 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2024.010

Perception Based Level of Service for Speed Humps in Mixed Traffic Conditions - a Case Study in India

Satya Ranjan Samal ORCID...1, Malaya Mohanty ORCID...1, *, Piotr Gorzelańczyk ORCID...2
1 School of Civil Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
2 Department of Engineering, Stanisław Staszic State University of Applied Sciences in Pila, Pila, Poland

Speed humps are used to reduce vehicle speeds and enhance the road safety. However, there has been very limited study that discusses the Level of Service (LOS) that a speed hump provides to its road users. The present study attempts to designate LOS for movement on speed humps based on user perception. A perception-based survey in google forms was collected to assess the opinions of daily commuters while moving over speed humps along their regular routes to work which comprised various socio demographic and technical factors along with recommendations and suggestions. The study employed clustering technique to determine the Level of Service range. The results offer valuable insights into the effectiveness and acceptance of speed humps as a traffic calming measure for enhancing the road safety and could serve as a basis for potential improvements in speed hump design and implementation.

Keywords: SPSS, K-mean clustering, LOS, 2-step clustering, speed humps
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Received: October 11, 2023; Accepted: November 28, 2023; Prepublished online: December 8, 2023; Published: January 8, 2024  Show citation

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Ranjan Samal, S., Mohanty, M., & Gorzelańczyk, P. (2024). Perception Based Level of Service for Speed Humps in Mixed Traffic Conditions - a Case Study in India. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 26(1), D11-26. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2024.010
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