Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions at Intersections Which Cross The Railway
Frequent traffic jams cause an accumulation of vehicles at intersections adjacent to railroad crossing gate, which results in reduced road service functions, loss of vehicle function as a means of transportation, waste of fuel energy, and increased CO and CO2 levels in the intersection area these four. The absence of integrated control between traffic lights and the opening and closing of railroad crossing gate causes traffic jams. Therefore, integrated control must be carried out, especially during and after a while when trains cross the highway. One of the cases raised in this research was at the intersection of Prof. H.M. Yamin Street on Gaharu Street in Medan, Indonesia. Researchers are trying to solve this problem by designing and making a tool that will coordinate and regulate traffic lights with the opening and closing of railroad crossing gate so that there will be no traffic jams, can reduce fuel waste, and reduce the volume of vehicle exhaust gases in the intersection area. This tool uses the microcontroller as its control center. This design is carried out using a simulation in miniature form, meaning that it is not carried out in actual conditions. However, conditions in the field can be represented in the simulation in miniature form.