Traffic Jam in Lima

Javier Prado Avenue in rush hours.

Problem study

Causes• Mathematical• Economical

Consequences

• Negative• Positive

Solutions

• Increasing supply (capacity of roads)

• Reducing demand (traffic)

• Traffic management

Mathematical• Butterfly effects• Ripple effects

Economical• Free-to-use roads• Economic surge

Causes

Consequences

Positive

Negative

Wasting time

Delay

Wasted fuel →  air pollution

Road rage

Reduce road speeds → less road accidents

Solutions

• Adding more capacity to bottlenecks:• Improve

junctions.• Build more

bridges or by-passes.

• Creating new routes.

• Widening roads.

Increasing supply

• Parking restrictions

• Road pricing or regulation at certain:• Times• Congestion

levels• Type of vehicles• Areas

• Carpooling

Reducing demand

• Traffic congestion detector

• Traffic reporting (radio, GPS, mobile apps)

• Variable message signs in roads to advise users.

Traffic management

Main source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_congestion