FUEL WASTAGE & EMISSION DUE TO IDLING OF VEHICLES AT ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNALS

K P Tiwari, R N Singh, J B Balwanshi

Abstract: Among the different city of Madhya Pradesh, Indore is one of the biggest one. It has very heavy traffic during day time. Since numbers of vehicles are increasing day by day, which ultimately increase the length of stopping period of vehicles at most of the signals. Situation becomes worst in peak traffic hours. Resulting excess fuel consumption and pollution load to the atmosphere. For quantifying the excess fuel consumption and pollution load to the environment by motor vehicles studies was carried out at different traffic signal squares of Indore. The selected traffic signal crossings were Palasia Main, Palasia-1st signal crossing, Gurudwara signal crossing, Bangali signal crossing, Bhowarkua signal crossing, regal signal crossing, and Mhownaka signal crossing. Study reveals that about 5.9 x 105 litre per year petrol & diesel (3.6 x105 litre petrol and 2.3 x 105 litre diesels) and 1.7x105 kg per year of CNG are being wastage by Indore itself. This is resulting addition of 20.2 x 105 kg CO2 in the atmosphere. Extrapolating of these data at Madhya Pradesh state level conclude wastage of 5.6 x 106 litre per year petrol plus diesel(3.4 x 106 litre from petrol and 2.2 x 106 litre from diesel) and 1.6 x 106 kg/year CNG. This is resulting addition of about 18.7 106 kg CO2/year. This excess pollution load to the atmosphere and wastage of fuel could be minimising by rescheduling of office/ school timing.

Keywords: Fuel Wastage, CO2 Emission, Traffic Signal, Vehicular Pollution.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2013.0210006