PURPOSES : This study empirically analyzes the determinants of fatal accidents based on raw data on traffic accidents occurring in Chungnam in 2020. METHODS : Regression models based on theoretical arguments for fatal traffic accidents are estimated using a binomial logit model. RESULTS : The prediction model for fatal accidents is affected by the degree of urbanization of the region, month and day of the accident, type of accident, and type of law violation. In addition, speeding or illegal U-turns among law violations appear more likely to result in fatal accidents. The road surface conditions at the time of the accident do not show a significant difference in the probability of fatality among traffic accidents. However, the probability of a fatal accident is rather lower in case of a snowy road; this is plausible, as drivers tend to drive more carefully in bad weather conditions. CONCLUSIONS : Among traffic accidents, fatal accidents appear to be affected by the time and place of the accident, type of accident, and weather conditions at the time of the accident. These analysis results suggest policy implications for reducing fatal accidents and can be used as a basis for establishing related policies.

PURPOSES : The main purpose of this study is to identify directions for improvement of triangular islands installation warrants through analysis of the characteristics of crashes and severity with and without triangular islands on intersections. METHODS : The data was collected by referring to the literature and analyzed using statistical analysis tools. First, an independence test analyzed whether statistically significant differences existed between crashes depending on the installation of triangular islands. As a result of the analysis, individual prediction models were developed for cases with significant differences. In addition, each crash factor was derived by comparison with each model. RESULTS : Significant differences appeared in the "crash frequency of serious or fatal" and "crash severity" owing to the installation of triangular islands. As a result of comparing crash factors through the individual models, it was derived that the differences were dependent on the installation of the triangular islands. CONCLUSIONS : As a result of reviewing previous studies, it is found that improving the installation warrants of triangular islands is reasonable. Through this study, the need to consider the volume and composition ratio of right-turn vehicles when installing a triangular island was also derived; these results also need to be referred to when improving the triangular island installation warrants.

PURPOSES : This study proposes an index for analyzing mobility based on smartcard and taxi data to evaluate imbalances in public transit. METHODS : The proposed mobility index is calculated based on the difference between the mobility indexes of public transit and taxis using the variables of the in-vehicle time, waiting time, and driving ratio. For a more detailed analysis, the distances are divided into short distances, medium distances, and long distances. RESULTS : Public transit mobility indexes are generally evenly distributed, but the taxi mobility indexes are located in the largest legend. When comparing the respective mobilities of public transit and taxis, many areas with a high mobility of taxis (similar to the distribution) exist, especially in the outskirts such as Dobong-gu, Nowon-gu, Gangdong-gu, Guro-gu, Geumcheon-gu, and Eunpyeong-gu. On average, the mobility of public transit according to the distance is smaller in a short distance and higher in a long distance. CONCLUSIONS : The results demonstrate the use of the proposed index for analyzing the basic statuses of complementary indexes for evaluating public transit imbalances. In the future, more detailed results (including socioeconomic variables corresponding to the grid areas) should be studied to identify the impacts of the mobility index.

PURPOSES : The purposes of this study are to identify appropriate numbers of drivers for different time periods by analyzing the service times of the Special Transportation System and to shorten the waiting time to within 15 minutes. METHODS : In this study, the service time is divided into the call connection time (At), dispatch time after reception (Bt), vehicle arrival time after dispatch (Ct), and vehicle boarding time (Dt), and the annual average value for each time zone is calculated by analyzing the dispatch system database. Furthermore, the number of drivers working in each time period is extracted and the appropriate number of drivers for ensuring the dispatch waiting time remains within 15 minutes is determined. RESULTS : It is more accurate to interpret the decrease in dispatches during lunchtime as a decrease in the number of operational vehicles owing to the drivers' lunchtimes rather than a decrease in demand. During lunchtime (as in previous studies) the number of operations decreases, but the average dispatch time (Bt) greatly increases to 22:42; thus, it cannot be seen as a decrease in dispatch demand. The number of operations during lunchtime is proportional to the number of drivers on duty. The number of drivers on duty is inversely proportional to the average dispatch time. If the number of drivers is increased by 11.6%, the average waiting time can be reduced to within 15 minutes. CONCLUSIONS : To resolve delayed call connection issues, we will introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) call center. During the hours of 7 PM to 6 AM, calls will mainly be handled by AI and the counseling personnel will switch to daytime work. We will also increase the number of drivers by 11.6% to ensure that the dispatch time does not exceed an average of 15 minutes after receiving a call. In particular, we will generate the work schedule such that more than 131 drivers work in the 12:00 to 13:00 hours during lunch time to improve the situation where users have to wait for a long time. To do this, we will overlap the work hours for 2 hours in Jeonju and 1 hour in other cities and counties. We have to increase the number of night shift workers from seven to 15 so that all cities and counties can operate vehicles 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

PURPOSES : This study proposes brief guidelines for traffic engineers in the field to refer to when operating tram priority signals based on the "early green" and "green extension" methods. METHODS : A set of VISSIM simulation analyses was conducted considering various traffic and control conditions in a hypothetical corridor consisting of two signalized intersections. The traffic conditions were varied at five different levels. The control conditions were varied at twenty-five levels by changing the tram priority traffic signal control parameters, i.e., the early green unit time and green extension unit time. A total of 125 simulation runs were from these combinations. A set of optimal signal timings for ordinary non-tram vehicles was prepared with TRANSYT-7F and implemented for the simulation. A tram priority signal control module based on VISVAP was exclusively developed for this study. RESULTS : As expected, no specific trend was found in the relationship between the two tram priority control parameters (early green time and green extension time). However, a trend was observed when assuming that the early green and green extension operations were mutually exclusive. Specifically, an inverse trend appeared between the tram priority control parameter values and level of congestion according to the performance measure (average network delay). CONCLUSIONS : For the early green control parameters, it is better to provide six seconds when undersaturated and four seconds when near-saturated. For the green extension control parameter, four seconds is suitable.

디지털 기술의 발전에 따라 해상환경은 빠르게 변화할 것으로 예상된다. 자율운항선박의 경우 국내ㆍ외 많은 국가에서 기술개 발 중이며, 국제사회는 이를 운용하기 위한 논의도 시작되었다. 선박의 변화는 해상교통 환경의 변화를 야기하며, 육상지원시설에 대한 변화도 촉구한다. 본 연구는 항행지원시설의 사이버 보안 체계 개선을 위해 해상교통관제 인원의 사이버 보안 관리 인식을 분석하고자 한다. 이를 위해 해상교통관제 중심으로 사이버 보안 관리 현황을 살펴보고, 해상통관제 인원을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 설문조 사 분석은 IPA 방법론을 활용했으며, 분석결과 보안담당 경험이 있는 인원과 경험 없는 인원의 사이버 보안에 대한 인식차이가 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 더불어 사이버 공격 탐지 및 차단 관련 기술적인 조치가 가장 우선적으로 시행되어야할 사항으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 항 행지원시설에 대한 사이버 보안 관리 체계 개선을 위한 기초자료로 사용될 수 있다.

선박 충돌사고는 지속적으로 발생하고 있다. 충돌사고의 대부분은 연안에서 운항하는 중소형 크기 선박들과 관련된다. 충돌사 고는 해양사고의 9%이지만, 충돌로 인한 인명피해는 전체의 34.4%를 차지한다. 근래 충돌사고에 대한 해양안전심판원 심판과정에서 해양 사고 관련자들이 사고 당시 청명한 날씨였음에도 상대 선박의 항해등이 미약하거나 제대로 보이지 않았다는 주장을 자주 한다. 특히 연 안이나 항만 내에서 발생한 충돌의 경우 더욱 그러하다. 이에 따라 항해등에 대한 현황과 안전성 분석이 필요하다. 이를 위하여 항해등 관련 국내외 규칙과 전문도서 내용을 살펴보고, 다른 교통수단 즉, 항공기와 열차 및 자동차 등화를 분석하며 항해등과 차이점을 비교한 다. 또한, 현재 해상교통환경을 살펴보고 최근 5년간 발생한 충돌사고를 분석하며, 선박 운항자와 선박 안전업무 종사자를 대상으로 항해 등에 관한 설문조사를 실시한다. 최종적으로 현재 항해등에 관한 개선방안을 제시한다.

PURPOSES : Recently, increasing number of local governments are introducing on-demand public transportation service in real time to improve the management efficiency of public transportation. In preparation for the autonomous driving era, the “autonomous public transportation mobility on-demand service in real time” is being developed in the public transportation sector to introduce on-demand public transportation. For this service to become the public transportation of the future, it must receive publicity. Therefore, in this study, indicators were selected to evaluate the publicity of the autonomous public transportation mobility on-demand service in real time, and a survey was conducted among the general public to examine the validity of the indicators. METHODS : To secure the publicity of on-demand public transportation in real time, the goal of the service was first set. Second, the keywords of the service were analyzed to define the publicity requirements of this service. Based on the analyzed keywords and definition of publicity, service indicator types were classified, and the indicators were defined by type. A user satisfaction survey was conducted on the final selected indicators to improve the degree of completion of indicator development. The user survey was conducted by presenting selected publicity indicators to respondents responding on a five-point scale to determine whether each indicator could satisfactorily evaluate publicity. RESULTS : When examining various previous research cases and the contents required for autonomous public transportation mobility on-demand service in real time, the required items of publicity indicators were found to be “safety” in terms of “autonomous driving” and “convenience” in terms of “demand response.” Publicity indicators were developed according to these three items. Thirty-one indicators were developed, and a satisfaction survey was conducted on the general public for each indicator. In the survey, most of the indicators scored 3.5 points or higher, indicating that the indicators were generally well defined. Users gave the highest score to “fairness” among the three items, and “reasonable fairness” was found to be a necessary item as a publicity indicator. CONCLUSIONS : In this study, evaluation indicators were selected to secure the publicity of autonomous public transportation mobility on-demand service in real time, and a satisfaction survey was conducted for each indicator. Most of the indicators showed a score of 3.5 or higher, indicating that they were generally well defined. However, this study has a limitation in that it surveys the general population. In future, experts should be included in the survey to increase the degree of completeness of the public indicators.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the variability of LiDAR performance indicators, such as intensity and Number of Point Cloud(NPC), according to various environmental factors and material characteristics. METHODS : To consider the material characteristics of road safety facilities, various materials (Reference Material(RM), reflective sheet, matte sheet, granite, plastic, and rubber) were used in a darkroom, and the performance indicators of LiDAR were repeatedly measured in terms of changes in the measurement distance, rainfall, and angle of observation. RESULTS : In the case of standard reflective materials, the intensity measurement value decreased as the measurement distance and rainfall increased. The NPC showed a tendency to decrease as the measurement distance increased, regardless of rainfall intensity. For materials with high-intensity values, it was found that rainfall intensity and color had negligible effect on the change in intensity compared with the measurement distance. However, for materials with low-intensity values, it was found that the measurement distance, rainfall intensity, and color all had a significant effect on the change in intensity. CONCLUSIONS : For materials with high-intensity values, it was found that rainfall and color had negligible effect on change in intensity compared with the measurement distance. However, for materials with low-intensity values, the measurement distance, rainfall, and color all had a significant effect on the change in intensity value.