Traffic Congestion Issue
■PRESENT
- In general, there is no serious traffic congestions except some critical locations compared to other cities in Asia such as Manila, Jakarta and Bangkok
- Peoples' concern is safety and good public transport
- People feel traffic situation has been worsening quickly
■FUTURE
- Traffic congestion will be very serious when number of cars increase.
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M/C |
Car |
Bus |
PCU |
0.15-0.2 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
Ave. No. of Pax |
2.0 |
1.5 |
20 (30) |
No. of Pax/PCU |
10-13 |
1.5 |
8 (12) |
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Road Traffic Safety in HCMC (problems and issues)
■Violation of traffic laws - main cause of traffic accidents
◆Over speeding and/or lack of control of speed.
◆Encroaching on opposing lane
■Weak enforcement
■Very low awareness level of road safety
■Existing rule on lane assignment by vehicle type
■Poor design of intersections
■Inadequate traffic signal control
■Lack of accident database
Future Transport Policy Direction (2)
→Towards Public Transport Oriented City
■Motorcycle should be regulated from the viewpoint of safety and organized traffic flow
■Car should be controlled from economic viewpoint (big potential threat to future traffic congestion)
■Bus should be expanded bud be efficient
HOW TO REALIZE!
-----Thank you.
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