Congestion Detection and Propagation in Urban Areas Using Histogram Models

Rapid growth of urbanization makes the roadways exacerbate many problems like traffic congestion, road accidents, and passenger discomfort. Many actions have been taken globally to solve or reduce this impact but still the congestion problem seems to be persistent globally. In this paper, we propose a new histogram-based model for congestion detection. We subsequently extended our model with the base platform concept and use Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies to provide a novel rerouting strategy. The proposed model enables the microscopic visualization of the traffic patterns for every individual lane and predicts the congestion in priori and takes actions proactively. The rerouting strategy used in our approach provides a novel solution to the congestion problem by taking precaution measures prior to the critical point of congestion occurrence. The proposed algorithm is compared with various existing algorithms and the simulation results show that the proposed model addresses the congestion problem effectively and provides better solution compared to existing algorithms.