Traffic congestion faced by students while commuting
Authors: Vikas Awari, Sushant Borge, Rishikesh Mistry
Introduction:
Traffic has been a major concern in India, it’s most probably due to increase in population, urbanization, inefficient traffic management etc. Traffic congestion can significantly impact students’ commuting experiences, leading to delays, stress, and difficulty in reaching their destinations on time. This can result in tardiness for classes, exams, or other important commitments, affecting their academic performance and overall well-being.
Objectives:
To understand the underlined issues of traffic congestion faced by students while commuting.
Literature Review:
RAO and GRENOBLE (1991) stated that Congestion generally falls into one of two categories: recurrent and non-recurrent. The former is the ongoing overloading of a transportation facility (as traffic volume exceeds a facility’s capacity), while the latter refers to the problems caused from vehicle accidents, breakdowns, or spills. It is generally believed that these two types of congestion are about equal in scope.
Mahajan and Darshan Mahajan (2022) said that India being a developing country where the population is on the rise, there is a serious traffic issue. The problem of traffic congestion is being faced by most metro-cities. They attempted to analyse the various causes of the traffic congestion so that suitable improvements can be made to overcome these problems, thereby providing solutions for effective transportation and infrastructural management through the city.
Data collection:
For the above problem, 5 questions were formed to be answered on Likert scale with 1 to 5 points. 100 students from Kohinoor Business School were surveyed and for each question which was coded as 1 to 5, MEAN, STANDARD DEVIATION, STANDARD ERROR and T-STAT was calculated.
Data Analysis:
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Mean |
3.97 |
4.01 |
4.22 |
4.19 |
4.21 |
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SD |
1.07 |
1.23 |
1.04 |
1.13 |
1.00 |
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SE |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.10 |
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T – Stat |
-24.12 |
-20.28 |
-24.62 |
-22.47 |
-25.85 |
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Results |
Negative |
Negative |
Negative |
Negative |
Negative |
- T-stat is less than -1.96 therefore the result are negative for all questions.
Conclusion:
Students have not seen under constructed bridges
Students have not seen people driving from the wrong side
Students have not seen damaged footpaths
Students have not seen illegal parking
Students have not seen unauthorized street vendors
References
RAO, K.; GRENOBLE, W. Traffic Congestion and Jit. Journal of Business Logistics, [s. l.], v. 12, n. 1, p. 105–121, 1991. Disponível em: https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=0e5cb978-d9d1-3639-b4c7-14ac963c7b45. Acesso em: 13 mar. 2024.
Rashmi Mahajan and Darshan Mahajan. “To Study the Factors Causing Traffic Problems in India with Specific Reference to Pune City: A Conceptual Framework.” Civ. Eng. Arch 10 (2022): 1071-1080