A REVIEW OF RURAL TRAFFIC-COUNTING METHODS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

THE REPORT REVIEWS METHODS OF RURAL TRAFFIC COUNTING CURRENTLY USED IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND EXAMINES THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTING FLOW ESTIMATES. THE RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY AMONG A SAMPLE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SUGGEST THAT DECISIONS ON THE DURATION, FREQUENCY, AND TIMING OF COUNTS ARE AT PRESENT ARBITRARY. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT FOR INCREASE IN THE ACCURACY OF RURAL TRAFFIC ESTIMATES AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC COUNTERS BE USED ON A WIDER SCALE THAN AT PRESENT. /NTIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • NO RRL-LR427
• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • HOWE, J D
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Data collection; Foreign; Highway traffic; Measurement; Methodology; Questionnaires; Reviews; Rural areas; Traffic counting; Traffic counts; Traffic flow; Traffic surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228306
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 24 1973 12:00AM