INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY, MUMBAI

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
CE740-TRAFFIC ENGINEERING LABORATORY
SPOT SPEED STUDY
Date: 16/08/2013
Traffic Flow Towards Main Gate
Base Length = 30 m
S. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Car/Jeep
3.31
3.07
4.2
3.31
7.5
3.87
4.93
3.4
5.01
3.42
3.25
2.64
4.83
2.96
3.74
4.26
2.96
3.92
3.12
4.68

Time taken (in sec)

3 Wheeler 2 Wheeler
Cycle
3.26
1.87
8.67
2.8
3.2
7.95
3.74
4.33
9.45
3.67
3.76
8.44
3.2
3.12
7.07
4.62
2.67
8.8
3.6
3.29
5.25
3.46
5.45
6.06
5.68
3.93
5.89
3.77
3.55
4.82
3.54
2.87
5.24
3.68
3.88
3.5
4.55
4.6
4.52
4.1
3.26
9
5.12
4.59
5.63
3.56
2.95
5.7
3.73
4.1
6.01
4.4
2.48
5.59
3.31
3.89
8.81
5.04
4.15
6.54

LCV
3.17
3.89
4.26
3.57
4.38
3.18
4.65
4.02
4.23
3.9
3.84
4.56
4.32
4.15
3.5
3.1
4.08
3.63
4.08
4.12

HCV
4.12
3.65
4.65
4.45
4.12
4.23

Traffic Flow Towards Main Gate

Base Length = 30 m
S. No.

Car/Jeep
9.06
9.77
7.14
9.06
4.00
7.75
6.09
8.82
5.99
8.77
9.23
11.36
6.21
10.14
8.02
7.04
10.14
7.65
9.62
6.41

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Velocity (in m/s)

3 Wheeler 2 Wheeler
Cycle
9.20
16.04
3.46
10.71
9.38
3.77
8.02
6.93
3.17
8.17
7.98
3.55
9.38
9.62
4.24
6.49
11.24
3.41
8.33
9.12
5.71
8.67
5.50
4.95
5.28
7.63
5.09
7.96
8.45
6.22
8.47
10.45
5.73
8.15
7.73
8.57
6.59
6.52
6.64
7.32
9.20
3.33
5.86
6.54
5.33
8.43
10.17
5.26
8.04
7.32
4.99
6.82
12.10
5.37
9.06
7.71
3.41
5.95
7.23
4.59

TIME MEAN SPEED

vt

vt
vs

vi
n

HCV
7.28
8.22
6.45
6.74
7.28
7.09

SPACE MEAN SPEED

vs

m/s

Car/Jeep
8.11
7.66

LCV
9.46
7.71
7.04
8.40
6.85
9.43
6.45
7.46
7.09
7.69
7.81
6.58
6.94
7.23
8.57
9.68
7.35
8.26
7.35
7.28

3 Wheeler 2 Wheeler
7.85
8.84
7.61
8.34

Cycle
4.84
4.51

LCV
7.73
7.63

n
m/s
1/vi

HCV
7.18
7.14

Frequency table of spot speed study (enoscope) for Car/Jeep

Speed
Groups
0 to 4
4 to 5
5 to 6
6 to 7
7 to 8
8 to 9
9 to 10
10 to 11
11 to 12

Mid-point

Frequency

% Frequency

2
4.5
5.5
6.5
7.5
8.5
9.5
10.5
11.5

0
1
1
3
4
3
5
2
1
20

0
5
5
15
20
15
25
10
5

Cumulative %
Frequency
0
5
10
25
45
60
85
95
100

Cumulative Frequency Distribution Curve

(Car/Jeep)
120
Cumulative % Frequency

S.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

100
80
60
40

Car/Jeep

20
0
0

Velocity (m/s)

10

11

12