Traffic Count Analysis

TRAFFIC COUNT-  Methods

                        

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                           A traffic count is a count of vehicles or pedestrians, which is conducted along through road is known as “Traffic Count”.

Types of counting:-

1. Manual Count:-       

                  The count is conducted by persons standing at the roadside and recording passing vehicles on a form, is known as “manual traffic count.

2. Automation Count:-                                                                                                                      

                  The count conducted by machines that can record passing vehicles automatically, which are known as “automatic traffic counts”.

Interval of Traffic count:-

1. Hourly pattern: The way traffic flow characteristic varies throughout the day and night.

2. Daily Pattern: The day-to-day variation throughout the week.

3. Monthly and yearly Pattern: The season-to-season variation throughout the year.

Types of vehicles:-

                                             Fig : Different classification of vehicles

1. Car:-

·         Number of Axles: 2.

·         All Sides Glasses: Front Side, Back Side, Driver Left Side, Driver Right Side, Passenger Left Side (Behind Driver), Passenger Right Side (Behind Driver).

2. LGV:-

·         Number of Axles - 2 or 3.

·         Capacity – Less than 3.5T.

·         Back to Driver - No Glasses and No Windows.

·         Vehicle with Embedded trolley.

·         Front Glass (Driver Glass) – Slope.

·         Back side Glass - Yes or No.

·         Driver’s Left, Right and Front side Glasses will be there.                    

3. OGV1:-

·         Total Number of Axles – 2 or 3.

·         Front Glass – Slope or Flat.

·         Capacity – More than 3.5T.

·         Back Tyre - May be Hollow.       

4. OGV2:-

·         Number of Axles – More than 3 Axles.

·          No Flat or Slope concept.                                                                                   

5. Bus:-

·         All Sides Glasses.

·         Bigger Windows with more than 16+ Passengers.

6. Motor Cycle:-                                                                                                                               

·         2 Wheeler with Motor.                                         

7. Cycle:-

·         2 Wheeler with Pedal.

Uses:-

·         By counting we can identify the hourly distribution of vehicles at peak hour.

·         We can improve controlling traffic.

·         We can track the route taken by vehicle