Author(s)

Tanveer Ahmed¹, Lamiya Farah Chowdhury¹, Md. Golam Sobhani², A. S. M. Mohaiminul Islam³, Sultan Al Shafian⁴, Mishuk Majumder^5*

¹Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA.
²Ardaman and Associates, Inc., St. Rose, USA.
³Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, USA.
⁴Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA.
⁵Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA.

The proliferation of Mobility on Demand (MOD) services has ushered in a surge of ridesharing platforms, catalyzing the emergence of micro mobility solutions like motorcycle sharing. Consequently, motorcycles have witnessed unprecedented growth over recent decades. This proliferation, while offering convenience, has introduced challenges such as diminished road capacity, and compromised safety. This study advocates for the implementation of exclusive motorcycle lanes to mitigate the ensuing disorderliness using VISSIM microsimulation platform. Empirical data from a key corridor in Dhaka is harnessed to calibrate and simulate network performance scenarios—pre- and post-implementation of dedicated motorcycle lanes. The outcomes of our simulation experiments exhibit the implementation of dedicated motorcycle lanes leads to a reduction in vehicular throughput but improvement the flow of motorcycles. In addition, Surrogate Safety Measures (SSMs) demonstrate the safety improvements through implementation of the treatment.

Motorcycle Lane, Traffic Simulation, Capacity, Safety

Ahmed, T. , Chowdhury, L. , Sobhani, M. , Islam, A. , Shafian, S. and Majumder, M. (2023) Enhancing Urban Mobility: Exploring the Potential of Exclusive Motorcycle Lane Using VISSIM. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 13, 644-656. doi: 10.4236/jtts.2023.134029.