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Travel time analysis using Google based real time data and actual surveyed data for a busy street segment (Ashok Rajpath) of Patna, India and evaluating travel mode choice

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Bijay Kumar Das, Ravish Kumar
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si4.1721

Abstract

Heterogeneous traffic consisting of motorised and non motorised transport (NMT) is the feature of India's street and roads. Roads of smaller town have no segregated traffic and vehicles compete to each other for moving ahead to reach destination. Very often basic traffic rules are violated and lanes are not followed. Two and three wheelers take advantage in this competitive race often creating a jam like situation. This paper examines the street segment of Patna and tries to find out the travel time with varied means of transportation system, both private and public. The survey was conducted on a working days. The hourly data was collected for different modes of transport for a particular stretch from morning 6 AM to evening 6 PM. Average speed is calculated based on travel time. Cost of travel in public transportation is examined and mode choice based on socio-economic condition is evaluated. It is then superimposed with Google real ‘travel time model’ to check the similarity of travel time.

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