THE TRACKING OBSERVATION TECHNIQUE IN BICYCLE TRAVEL ANALYSIS: PRINCIPLE AND POSSIBILITIES --TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR N HELD AT THE PTRC SUMMER ANNUAL MEETING, SUSSEX UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND, JULY 14-17, 1986

Traditionally, observations with regard to bicycle travel are made by means of surveys and counts. A number of relevant characteristics cannot be observed with these techniques. A seldom used observation method is the tracking technique: from a number of points passing or departing travellers -in our case cyclists -are tracked unobtrusively. While tracking, various characteristics of the traveller and his traffic behaviour, of the trip and of the traffic conditions during this trip are observed directly and recorded. This technique can also be applied to car traffic and pedestrians. A feasibility study of the tracking technique has been carried out and evaluated on the basis of an extensive pilot study of about 500 bicycle trips departing from the central station of Delft. Important data items gathered were chosen routes, travel times, number of stops and offences. The analysis of data was focussed on the variability of travel times on and between alternatives of routes. This paper presents the major findings of this study; emphasis is on findings regarding possibilities for practical applications. It was found that with the tracking method a number of relevant data, especially dealing with traveller behaviour, network usage, network characteristics and safety can be gathered in a reliable and cheap way.(a) for the covering abstract of the seminar see IRRD 813008.

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• Authors:
  • VEEKE, PJAM
  • Jansen, GRM
• Publication Date: 1986

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 95-108
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  • Publication of: PTRC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SERVICES, LTD
  • Publisher: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • ISSN: 0266-4593

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Bicycles; Conferences; Crimes; Cyclists; Itinerary; Traffic surveys; Travel; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00481540
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 086050-168-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM