parking problems

2. PARKING PROBLEMS
PRESENTED BY
AKASH S K S5
DIPLOMA IN
CIVIL

3. INTRODUCTION
One of the problems created by road traffic is parking. Not only do vehicles require
street space to move about, but also do they require space to park where the occupants
can be loadedand unloaded. The period over which a car is parked is very great
compared with the time it is in motion. The size of average parking space is 14 m2. It
is roughly estimated that out of 8760 hours in a year, the car runs on an average for
only 400 hours, leaving 8360 hours whenit is parked. Every car owner would wish to
park the car as closely as possible to his destinationso as to minimize his walking.

4. Effect Of Parking
 Traffic Congestion  Road Accidents

5. Effect Of Parking
 Obstruction to Fire Fighting Operations  Effect on Environment

6. OBJECTIVES
 To Study the parking characteristics
 Identification of the problems in traffic and parking
 To project the present traffic scenario
 To smoothen the vehicular traffic flow by conducting relevant traffic studies

7. GENERAL TERMS OF PARKING FACILITIES
1. Parking Accumulation :- The total number of vehicles parked in a area at a specified moment
2. Parking volume :- The number of vehicles parked in a particular area over a given period of time.
3. Parking load:- The area under the parking accumulation curve during a specified period
4. Parking duration:- The length of time spent in a parking space.
5. Parking index:-Percentage of parking bays actually occupied by parked vehicles ascompared to
the theoretical number available.

8. PARKING FACILITIES
 On -street or kerb parking
 Off –street parking

9. ON - STREERT OR KERB PARKING
1. Parallel parking
2. 30 Degree parking
3. 45 Degree parking
4. 60 Degree parking
5. 90 Degree parking

10. Parallel Parking

11. 30 DEGREE PARKING

12. 45 DEGREE PARKING

13. 60 DEGREE PARKING

14. 90 DEGREE PARKING

15. OFF STREET PARKING
1. Surface car parks
2. Multistoried car parks
3. Roof parks
4. Underground car parks

16. SURFACE CAR PARKING
Surface car parks properly located and
developed on a piece of vacant land or
surrounding anoffice complex or super
market is very popular with motorists.

17. Multistoried car parks
Cars are parked in steel pallets that
moves up or down multiple levels of
parking or retrieval

18. Roof parks
A very popular method of solving
the parking problems adopted in
many cities is to park thevehicles on
roof tops.

19. Underground car parks
The great advantage of underground
car parks is the least intrusion they
cause to the aesthetics of a place.

20. CONCLUSION
Now a days parking scenario has to be seriously impacted in every areas. Because parking
Problems has been increasing day by day at an alarming rate. In order to alloy congestion, these are
certain new parking problems that can be easily established. Such as On-street kerb parking, Off-
street parking, Angle parking and Parallel parking can be made. Surface car parks, Multi-storied car
parks, Roof of parks, Under ground car parks, Peripheral parking schemes, car park and walk, Park
and ride are those. By adopting this method the problem can be easily solved.