SPECIAL FEATURE
Application of ICT in
Traffic Management
By Mohamed Rehan Karim, Ahmad Saifizul Abdullah
Centre for Transportation Research, University of Malaya
Megat Qamarul Zaffi
Integrated Transportation Solutions Sdn Bhd.
T
he application of Information and Communications
Technologies
(ICT)
in
transport has had a huge impact
on various aspects of transport
and traffic planning, monitoring,
management and control. The
term Intelligent Transport System
(ITS) specifically represents
the application of ICT in vehicle
and transport networks, and
marks the significance of ICT in
shaping the transport system of
the future.
The demands on any
transport system in a city
continue to grow in parallel
with the growth in the economy
and population. This growth,
coupled with an infrastructure
that cannot cope with demand,
creates negative externalities
such as congestion, pollution
and accidents. Simply providing
new infrastructure will not solve
all these problems. Innovations
in ITS would enable an entire
transportation system to work
as effectively and efficiently
as possible and help make
the transport system more
sustainable.
Journey Time Indication System
One major area of ICT
application in transport is for
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