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A methodology for estimating the traffic volume on rural roads for any of the highest thousand hours of the year is presented. The methodology requires estimates of the annual average daily traffic and a peaking characteristic. Also presented is the derivation of the latter from the data obtained from permanent traffic counters. It is found that the peaking characteristic is related to the fraction obtained by dividing the thirtieth highest hourly volume by the annual average daily traffic as well as by the average length of through trips on the road link to which it is applicable. It is hoped that this methodology will create a sound base for further research into traffic volume variations and design hour volume.

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1986

Transportation Research Record

65th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

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Annual average daily traffic; Design hourly volume; Estimating; Length; Peak hour traffic; Rural highways; Through traffic; Traffic volume

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory

TRIS, TRB

Jul 31 1988 12:00AM

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• ENTERING HEADWAY AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS IN A SMALL METROPOLITAN AREA
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• FREESIM: A MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION MODEL OF FREEWAY LANE CLOSURES (ABRIDGMENT)
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• TRANSITIONS IN THE SPEED-FLOW RELATIONSHIP (ABRIDGMENT)
• USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SIMPLE LINEAR REGRESSION TO ESTIMATE SATURATION FLOWS AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS