Penerapan Lajur Khusus Sepeda Motor Pada Ruas Jalan Brigjend Sudiarto Semarang

Abstract

The high growth of motorcycle on Brigjend Sudiarto Street reaches 2,8% per year and also the proportion of motorcycles that reach more than 50% in the composition of traffic on that street. These conditions decrease the traffic performance, causing accidents and reducing velocity space. The accident rate on these sections is increasing from year to year. One of many strategies to improve traffic performance is by motorcycle lane application. The results of the Q/C analysis on the existing segment one reaches 0.87 and 1.14 for segment 2. Application of motorcycle lane done by widening the road by 1 meter at segment 1 and 2 meters for segment 2. Beside that, in the morning and evening are enforced tidal flow system. Based on the analysis of the motorcycle lane implementation, road performance is improved, shown by the degree of saturation of segment 1 for motorcycle lane is less than 0.53 and for other vehicle lane is less than 0.63, while for segment 2, the Q/C value is less than 0.54 and for other vehicle lane is less than 0.72. It was concluded that the application of the motorcycle lane produce a better performance than the existing condition and can be used for short-term treatment. Motorcycle lane are equipped with bus bay to accommodate public transit