Motorcycle On-Road Driving Parameters Influencing Fuel Consumption and Emissions on Congested Signalized Urban Corridor

This study aims to find the on-road driving parameters influencing fuel consumption and emissions of motorcycle driving on a congested signalized urban corridor. A motorcycle onboard measurement system was developed to measure instantaneously and continuously record on-road driving data, including s...

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Published in:Journal of advanced transportation 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-6
Main Authors: Satiennam, Wichuda, Radpukdee, Thana, Satiennam, Thaned, Seedam, Atthapol, Ratanavaraha, Vatanavongs
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Aggressive behavior
Carbon dioxide
Cities
Cluster analysis
Deceleration
Driver behavior
Drivers
Driving ability
Emissions
Emissions (Pollution)
Energy consumption
Fuel consumption
Idling
Measurement
Methods
Motorcycles
Motorcycling
Parameters
Research methodology
Roads
Sensors
Studies
Traffic
Traffic congestion
Transportation
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds
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Summary:This study aims to find the on-road driving parameters influencing fuel consumption and emissions of motorcycle driving on a congested signalized urban corridor. A motorcycle onboard measurement system was developed to measure instantaneously and continuously record on-road driving data, including speed-time profile, emissions, and fuel consumption, by the second. The test motorcycles were driven by 30 sample motorcyclists on a signalized urban corridor in Khon Kaen City, Thailand, to collect their on-road driving behavior during the morning peak period. Cluster analysis was applied to analyze collected driving data and to categorize the drivers by level of fuel consumption and on-road driver behavior. The on-road driving parameter influencing fuel consumption and emissions was then determined. Results revealed that proportion of idle time significantly influenced fuel consumption and emissions of motorcycle driving on a congested signalized urban corridor, though aggressive driving behavior, hard acceleration and deceleration, did not have the same kind of influence.
ISSN:0197-6729
2042-3195
DOI:10.1155/2017/5859789