PURPOSES : This study aimed to evaluate the influence of weigh-in-motion (WIM)-based overloading enforcement systems on the performance of a traffic stream. METHODS: A VISSIM simulator was used for the evaluation of various scenarios. Actual WIM event data collected from the field was used for simulation parameter calibrations. A genetic algorithm was incorporated into the calibration procedure to identify the optimal set of parameters. The impact of the overloading enforcement systems on the traffic stream was investigated from the perspective of mobility, safety, and environmental compatibility. RESULTS: The existing enforcement system is generally superior to the new pilot enforcement system. CONCLUSIONS : Policies and regulations to fully exploit the benefits of WIM-based enforcement systems on freeways need to be developed and implemented. In addition, various enforcement scenarios should be tested on both actual and simulated environments.

PURPOSES: This study proposes a novel method based on microscopic simulation models to evaluate bicycle passing ways in mixed traffic flow conditions at signalized intersections. METHODS: Both operational efficiency and safety are taken into consideration in the evaluation. A widely used performance measure, delay, is used for evaluating the operational efficiency. Regarding the safety evaluation, surrogate safety measures (SSM) to represent traffic conflicts and the level of crash severity, DeltaS and Max.DeltaV, are applied in the proposed method. RESULTS: Extensive simulations and statistical tests show that an integrated bike-box way is identified as the best in terms of operational efficiency and safety. CONCLUSIONS: The proposed method and outcomes of this study will be valuable for bicycle traffic operations and facility design.

부산항 중앙부두 주변 해역은 각 선석별로 그 목적과 용도에 부합된 전용 부두가 배치되어 소형 잡종선을 비롯해서 중대형 여객선, 소형 쾌속선, 컨테이너선, 화물선, 작업선 등 다양한 선박이 특정한 항행 규칙이나 해상교통관계없이 비교적 자유롭게 통항하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 중앙부두 주변 해상을 대상으로 일정 기간 동안 두 차례의 해상교통조사를 전용소프트웨어를 이용하여 실시한 후 중앙부두 주변 해역을 통항하는 선박들에 대한 선종별, 톤수별 통계처리와 항적분포를 기초로 중앙부두 인근 해상의 주요 통항로의 교통 흐름, 그리고 통항 특징 등을 분석하였다. 이러한 교통 현황에 대한 분석을 토대로 중앙부두 주변 해상을 각 기능별로 분류하고, 북내항로 지정에 따른 효과를 분석하여 항행 선박의 통항 안전성 향상 방안을 검토하였다. 그리고 선박의 운항자 관점에서 입출항 통항 안전성에 바탕을 둔 효율적인 중앙부두 인근 부두의 재배치 안에 대하여 고찰하였다.