Guide to traffic management part 3: traffic studies and analysis

This guide is concerned with the collection and analysis of traffic data for the purpose of traffic management and traffic control within a network. It serves as a means to ensure some degree of consistency in conducting traffic studies and surveys. It provides guidance on the different types of traffic studies and surveys that can be undertaken, their use and application, and methods for traffic data collection and analysis. Part 3 covers applications of the theory presented in Part 2 of the guide, and provides guidance on traffic analysis for uninterrupted and interrupted flow facilities and for various types of intersections. It outlines sound methods of analysis for effective traffic management, design and control. This edition updates guidance on traffic studies and surveys by adding emerging traffic survey technologies in both Section 2 and an additional Appendix K. Section 2.3.4 Sample size determination is updated and now includes an illustrative example of sample size determination for a before and after study. This edition also provides an updated capacity definition and level of service criteria for general traffic in Section 3, uninterrupted flow facilities in Section 4, interrupted flow facilities in Section 5 and intersections in Section 6. An additional Section 3.4 is provided for pedestrian level of service based on the latest research from both the US and New Zealand. Finally, an additional Section 6.4.5 is provided as a summary of level of service criteria using delay for unsignalised intersections, roundabouts and signalised intersections.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.onlinepublications.austroads.com.au/items/AGTM03-13
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9781921991813
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supersedes AGTM03/2009 (record no. 0911AR113E) Austroads Project NP1695
• Corporate Authors:

  Austroads

  Suite 2, Level 9, 287 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
  Sydney, New South Wales   
• Authors:
  • Han, C
  • Luk, J
• Publication Date: 2013-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Edition: 2nd ed
• Pagination: 197p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data analysis; Data collection; Highway capacity; Highway traffic control; Information processing; Intersections; Level of service; Research; Traffic flow; Traffic surveys
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ATRI Terms: Data analysis; Data collection; Intersection; Research method; Traffic capacity; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Traffic management
• ITRD Terms: 455: Junction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01481725
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9781921991813
• Report/Paper Numbers: AGTM03/13
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: May 21 2013 10:43AM