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Lab 1: Spot Speed Study
Submitted To:
Dr. Kalaga Ramchandra Rao
(Associate Professor)
Civil Engineering Department, IIT Delhi
Submitted By:
Mohit Kohli
2015CEP2096
M Tech Transportation Engineering, Semester-I (2016-2017)
LAB-1: Spot Speed Study
Objectives: To conduct spot speed study and develop cumulative speed distribution curve to obtain 15 th, 50th,
85thand 95th percentile speed.
Need for the Study: One of the key elements in recording travel time characteristics is SPEED. Speed of
travel on road is used to classify routes as freeways, highways, arterials, collectors and local streets. Level of
service based on speed is an indicator of quality of traffic flow or mobility.
General Overview: Speed is defined as the ratio of total distance to total time taken; SI unit of speed is
meter per second, but kilometer per hour is most commonly used unit. Speeds vary for both traffic volume and
road. Some factor affecting speed are lane width and sight distance. As the traffic volume increases, speed
decreases. Traffic volume is defined as the number of vehicles that pass a point along a roadway or traffic lane
per unit time.
1) Spot Speed
Spot speed is the instantaneous speed of a vehicle passing a fixed point along a section of
roadway at a specific location. Spot Speed can be used to design geometry of road, location & design
of signal, safe speed and also speed zone determination. Spot speed studies are conducted to draw
speed distribution curve along a roadway.
2) Running Speed
The average speed maintained by a vehicle over a particular course. It is calculated by diving
the length of the course by the time duration the vehicle was in motion. It will always be more than
journey speed as delays are not considered in the calculation.
Result:
Results and distribution curves are enclosed in the attached excel file.
1. Null hypothesis is expected as the observed value is less than critical value from the
2 table.
2. The cumulative distribution curves indicate that all most all types of vehicles
are travelling at the same speed group.
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