Development of driving cycles for Galle

Abstract

Driving cycle construction has become more popular around the world to estimate pollution emission and traffic analysis. This paper presents the traffic based analysis related to performance of B128 and B130 route in Galle, Sri Lanka using basic traffic engineering parameters such as travel time, average and maximum speed, average acceleration and deceleration. So the main objective of this paper is to identify traffic related parameters of above routes at Galle. The driving data was collected using on board measurement method by installing a prototype GPS tracking device in light-duty cars (AXIO, AQUA, FIT, Vitz). The cycle construction was done according to the segment based cycle construction method and roads were segmented considering the major intersections. Driving cycles were constructed for morning peak, noon peak, evening peak and off peak hours in B130 route and off peak hours in B128 route and the travel time, average speed, maximum speed, average acceleration and average deceleration were obtained. According to results, the maximum average speed of 27.53 km/h was obtained at off peak hours and travel time of 892s is taken to travel from Hapugala junction to Galle in noon peak hours. However the maximum speed was obtained at noon peak hours.