Traffic Survey Speed
Traffic Survey Speed
Traffic Survey Speed
Ashok Kumar
Assistant Professor
Speed Studies
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Speed Studies
Definitions:-
i. Journey Speed or Travel Speed It is the
effective speed of a vehicle between two
points.
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Speed Studies
Definitions:-
i. Running Speed It is the average speed
maintained by a vehicle over a given
course while the vehicle is in motion.
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Speed Studies
Definitions:-
i. Spot Speed It is the instantaneous speed of
a vehicle at a specified location. It is
affected by physical features of the road
such as pavement width, curve, sight
distance, gradient, pavement roughness,
road side development, intersections, traffic
conditions, driver’s physical and mental
condition, vehicle condition etc. 6
Speed Studies
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Use of Speed, Journey Time &
Delay Studies
Spot speed
• Geometric Design of roads
• Regulation & control of traffic operations
• For analyzing the cause of accidents
• For before and after studies of road
improvement
• Finding the problems of congestion.
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Use of Speed, Journey Time &
Delay Studies
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Methods of measuring Spot Speeds
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Spot Speed Studies
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Spot Speed Studies
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Spot Speed Studies
• Road Detectors
– Pneumatic road tubes
Spot Speed Studies
• Road Detectors
– Inductive loop
Road Tubes for Collection of Spot Speed
Recorder
Spot Speed Studies
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Radar Gun Spot Speed Study
North
Main Street
Target Vehicle
Observer
Tree used to conceal With Radar
observer
Spot Speed Studies
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Speed Study-Modal Average
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Speed Cumulative speed distribution
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