Traffic Volume Survey

Traffic Volume Survey

Traffic volume characteristics-Traffic volume surveys refer to the counting of vehicles to recognize quantitatively the traffic situation. An houris usually used as unit time, but shorter periods such as 15 minutes or 1 minute are sometimes used.The individual cars moving with their own purpose, but typical patterns are usually observed when they are summed up along a certain street. Such patterns are observed in hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal and annual variations. Purpose of traffic volume survey The data obtained by the volume surveys are used for the following purposes. Identification of volume and variation characteristics. Evaluation of accidents rate. Planning new facilities and traffic control scheme. Evaluation of a plan or a scheme before and after implementation, and economic evaluation. Estimation of revenue for toll roads.