TRAFFIC SURVEY

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                                              Traffic survey

·         Traffic surveys main aim is to capture data that accurately reflects the real-world traffic situation in the area.

·          It counts the number of vehicles using a road or collecting journey time information.

·         In the previous days people standing by the side of roads and recording their observations on paper pads. In recent years, they came up with new approach by recording traffic using video cameras, and then analyzing the video footage later.

·         A traffic surveys can be manual or automatic

Traffic volume data

·        A traffic survey can include many types of traffic data collection

1.      Pedestrians and bicycle counts

2.      Vehicles counting

3.      Speed data collection

4.      axle weight analyses

·         Traffic is counted automatically during a pre-agreed sample period, usually one week long.

·         Vehicle counts can be classified into different vehicle classes. Depending on counting technology, such classification takes place based on, for example, vehicle length or number of axles and wheelbase information.

Classified volume counts

·         This survey is carried out to understand the variety of vehicles that passes through a day over 24 hours a day

·         To appreciate traffic characteristic in terms of size, length and axles.

Counting of vehicles

·        Vehicle type

·         Direction

·         15 min. intervals

Traffic methods:

Two methods are available for conducting traffic volume count

1) Manual Method:

    These are mainly visual counts carried out by operator. It is time

Consuming

2) Automatic Method:

    There are various devices and software available, which enables easy and

Accurate traffic count

·        Manual method

·         Video photography

·         Using automatic devices like sensors

raffic surveys are required to transportation engineers for:

·         Planning and designing traffic facilities

·         Need for traffic control devices

·         Effect of projected strategies

·         Calibrating and validating traffic models etc.

Advantages of road transport

·         Door to door service

·         Flexibility

·         Economical over short distances

Disadvantages of road transport

·         Unsuitable for long distances

·         Limited speed

·         Affected by weather

Conclusion

·         Traffic volume counting should be automatic.

·         In case of manual counting try to keep a hand counting machine.