A SAMPLING METHOD FOR VISUAL TRAFFIC COUNTS

EEN STEEKPROEFMETHODIEK VOOR VISUELE VERKEERSTELLINGEN

This paper describes a method of measuring the amount of traffic within a specific area or group of roads. The time necessary for visual traffic counts can be drastically reduced by a suitable sampling method. A "mobile" traffic counting method has been developed, based on the fact that the dispersion between locations (roads or road segments) is generally much greater than between period of time. Therefore a relatively large number of locations is used each for a relatively short period of time. This is carried out using a timetable worked out in advance. It can be made even more efficient if these mobile counts are combined with a stratified sample of locations. (Author/TRRL)

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference papers of the Working Days on Traffic Engineering 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Werkdagcommissie

  P. O. Box 163
  Driebergen-Rijsenbur,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Vanhof, D SJ
• Publication Date: 1983-4

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 49-60
• Serial:
  • Bijdragen Verkeerskundige Werkdagen 1983
  • Publisher: Werkdagcommissie

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Location; Methodology; Networks; Numbers; Roads; Sampling; Statistical sampling; Surveying; Time; Traffic counts; Traffic density; Vision
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks; Visual surveys
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 9061: Location; 9102: Method; 8078: Netherlands; 6432: Number; 1053: Road network; 6553: Sample (stat); 5414: Time; 673: Traffic concentration; 689: Traffic count; 2066: Vision
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382870
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 90-6628-2CPL
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM