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Faculty: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department : Department of Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering Title: SPOT SPEED STUDY 1.0 INTRODUCTION Speed is the rate of movement of a vehicle, generally expressed in kilometers per hour. A spot speed study is a study of traffic speed at one point or spot on a traffic way. It consists of a series or a sample of observations of the individual speeds at which vehicles are approaching an intersection or passing a point at a non-intersection location. These observations are used to estimate the speed distribution of the entire traffic stream at that location, under the conditions prevailing at the time of the study. Spot speed studies can be used to study speeds at problem locations in order to determine whether speeds are too high and if complaints received are justified, for accident analysis in order to determine the relationship of speed to accidents which may help in developing corrective measures, and for before-and-after studies in order to evaluate the effect of some change in controls or conditions, In relation with this study, there has been several complaints of vehicles speeding along the UTHM-Fujitsu section of road. This poses a danger to motorists, pedestrians and cyclists as there is a lot of activity in the area. Furthermore, there is plenty of right-turning movements along this stretch of road, with no storage lanes provided for right-turners. This is dangerous because the right-turners stop on the fast lane and have no protection. 2.0 OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study are: (a) To determine the speed characteristics of traffic at the location. (b) To justify the problem of speeding at the location. Faculty: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department : Department of Geotechnical and Transportation Title: SPOT SPEED STUDY 3.0 APPARATUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 4.0 Radar
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