Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning

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Traffic Engineering And Transport Planning is a book written by L. R. Kadiyali. The book is ideal for Highway and Traffic engineers and Town Planners. Automobiles are widely used worldwide and the steep increase in the number of vehicles has led to an increase in environmental pollution, accidents, and even parking problems. The rising need for good roads, infrastructure, and safely planned traffic flow has led to a new branch of engineering known as Traffic Engineering. This book serves as good academic material for students and professionals who are working in the field. The book is divided into 14 sections, and these are Traffic Surveys, Introduction, Analysis and Interpretations of Traffic Studies, Parking, Geometric Design, Traffic Controls, Traffic Safety, Traffic Regulations, Street Lighting, Highway Capacity, Traffic Management, Theory of Traffic Flow, Transport Economics, and Transport Planning. Some of the topics covered under thesesections are Traffic Signals, Road Markings, Statistical Methods for Traffic Engineering, Street Lighting, Highway Capacity, Transportation System Management, and Simulation of Traffic. L. R. Kadiyali is a traffic engineer and safety expert. With a PhD in Civil Engineering, he has a rich experience of over 40 years in the field of traffic engineering. He was the Chief Engineer at the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. After his retirement, he started his own consultancy firm, which was involved in the National Highway Development Program.