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Traffic Study
A six hour traffic study was carried on 16 October 2014. The traffic study was carried for 2 continuous
hours at different times during the day. The results from the speed survey and traffic count are shown in
the following sections.
Speed survey
The different time taken, obtained from the traffic study conducted, were used to the find the average
speed of the chosen vehicles to travel through a distance of 50m and a cumulative frequency curve was
plotted. As per the requirements of road geometric design, it is expected that, for a normal traffic flow,
85% of the drivers travel below the designed speed. For the rest of the 15% of the drivers, their travelling
speed can be determined from the cumulative frequency curves. Among those 15% drivers it is assumed
that majority would be travelling at 95th percentile speed while 50th percentile speed would represent the
mean speed of the drivers.
Speed survey from 7:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m
Table 9.0: Cumulative percentage for speed survey from 7:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m
Speed
37
38
45
47
48
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
61
62
63
64
65
66
70
71
73
Frequency
of
vehicles
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
Cumulative
frequency
Cumulative
percentage
1
2
3
4
5
9
11
12
13
15
18
21
22
24
26
27
29
32
35
36
37
38
39
2.17
4.35
6.52
8.70
10.87
19.57
23.91
26.09
28.26
32.61
39.13
45.65
47.83
52.17
56.52
58.70
63.04
69.57
76.09
78.26
80.43
82.61
84.78
74
77
79
84
89
92
97
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
86.96
89.13
91.30
93.48
95.65
97.83
100.00
Cummulative percentage
120.00
100.00
80.00
Cumulative Percentage
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
20 40 60 80 100 120
Speed km/h
Figure 9.0: Cumulative frequency curve for speed survey from 7:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m
Table 9.1: Calculated speed statistics for speed survey from 7:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m
85th percentile
95th percentile
Mean
Median 50th percentile
mode
Standard deviation
Speed km/h
78
90
63
61
97
15.2
Speed
Frequency
of vehicles
Cumulative
frequency
Cumulative
percentage
39
40
41
43
49
54
55
56
59
61
63
65
66
68
69
70
79
83
87
95
96
1
1
1
1
3
5
2
6
6
7
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
7
12
14
20
26
33
34
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
46
47
2.13
4.26
6.38
8.51
14.89
25.53
29.79
42.55
55.32
70.21
72.34
78.72
80.85
82.98
85.11
87.23
89.36
91.49
93.62
97.87
100.00
Cumulative percentage
120.00
100.00
80.00
Cumulative Pecentage
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
30
40
50
60
70
80
90 100
Speed km/h
Figure 9.1: Cumulative frequency curve for speed survey from 11:00 a.m to 13:00 p.m
Table 9.3: Calculated speed statistics for speed survey from 11:00 a.m to 13:00 p.m
Speed km/h
85th percentile
95th percentile
Mean
Median 50th
percentile
mode
Standard deviation
83
95
64
63
96
17.1
Speed
34
39
40
44
47
48
50
51
52
54
55
56
59
60
62
63
64
65
66
67
69
70
72
73
86
115
Frequency
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
4
5
1
2
1
1
4
1
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Cumulative
frequency
1
2
3
4
7
8
10
12
16
21
22
24
25
26
30
31
35
37
38
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
Cumulative
percentage
2.17
4.35
6.52
8.70
15.22
17.39
21.74
26.09
34.78
45.65
47.83
52.17
54.35
56.52
65.22
67.39
76.09
80.43
82.61
86.96
89.13
91.30
93.48
95.65
97.83
100.00
120.00
100.00
80.00
Cumulative percentage
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
speed km/h
Figure 9.2: Cumulative frequency curve for speed survey from 15:00 p.m to 17:00 p.m
Table 9.5: Calculated speed statistics for speed survey from 15:00 a.m to17:00 a.m
85th percentile
95th percentile
Mean
Median 50th
percentile
mode
Standard deviation
Speed km/h
70.5
82.8
60
59.5
115
16.4
The actual speed limit on the road is 60km/h. From the data obtained, it was found that the highest speed
recorded was 115 km/h. While most of the vehicles travelled with a mean speed of as low as 60 km/h, the
95th percentile speed found to have a high value of 90 km/h.
The low speed values obtained in the morning and afternoon are characteristic of the peak hours of the
day. The road being moderately congested at those time, compels the drivers to move at slower speeds.
The high speed values recorded between 11:00 a.m and 13:00 p.m can be explained by the reduced level
of traffic on the road as shown in Figure 9.3 giving the driver the liberty to travel at high speed. This is
also supported by the fact that there are no speed reducers or humps on the road so as to control the speed
of the traffic.
Traffic count
The traffic count obtained from the traffic study were classified by the type of vehicle and the total
number of vehicle passed per hour observed were found. A graph of the total number of the vehicles
passes per hour against time was plotted for each lane. A trend line of values was drawn to estimate the
number of vehicles passed during the hours when the traffic study was not conducted in order to obtain an
approximate data value of the traffic flow during the whole day.
Table 9.6: Traffic count for the lane towards Q. Militaire
Total No.
of
vehicle/hou
r
Type Of Vehicle
Time
Motorbik
e
Car
Smal
l Bus
Small
Truck
7:00 - 8:00
8:00-9:00
10
11
130
75
9
7
5
8
Larg
e
Bus
17
14
Mediu
m
Truck
7
3
Heav
y
Truck
0
0
Other
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
2
6
25
30
0
2
6
5
10
10
2
5
0
0
45
58
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
Total no. of
vehicle passed
by type
5
3
76
143
6
3
2
1
14
15
4
2
0
0
107
167
37
479
27
27
80
23
178
118
Number of vehicle
Total
Polynomial (Total)
Time
Figure 9.3: Graph of the total number of the vehicles passes per hour against time for lane heading towards the
west
Table 9.7: Traffic count for the lane towards Flacq
Total No. of
vehicle/hour
Type Of Vehicle
Time
Motorbike
Car
7:00 - 8:00
8:00-9:00
16
12
256
156
Smal
l Bus
9
7
Small
Truck
7
5
Larg
e Bus
11
12
Medium
Truck
6
6
Heavy
Truck
0
0
Other
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
4
2
37
56
3
2
4
6
10
11
1
3
0
0
59
80
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
Total no. of
vehicle passed
by type
3
6
102
136
7
5
3
2
11
14
4
3
1
0
131
166
43
743
33
27
69
23
305
198
Number of vehicle
Total
100
Polynomial (Total)
50
0
Time
Figure 9.4: Graph of the total number of the vehicles passes per hour against time for lane heading towards the east
Motorbike
80
Heavy Truck
1
Car
149
Small Bus
461 80
Small Truck
Large Bus
Medium Truck
1222
Heavy Truck