OPTIMAL DESIGN OF TRAFFIC COUNTS

The central traffic counting program in Israel covers the major rural highway network. Week-long mechanical counts are performed on each link every 1 to 2 years. This paper describes a study of possible ways to increase the program's efficiency by counting only a sample of links every year. Two possible methods for updating link volume estimates based on a sample of counts are described: (a) using network connectivity information and (b) using older counts for estimating the rate of change of volumes over time. The methods have been evaluated using actual count data.

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• Authors:
  • Gur, Yehuda J
  • Hocherman, Irit
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 34-39
• Monograph Title: Transportation data 1989
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1236
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic efficiency; Estimates; Modernization; Rural highways; Sampling; Traffic counts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Israel
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495005
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030904958X
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM