TR 323: TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND

MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Turning Movement Count and Vehicle
Distribution
GROUP G03

Presentor: PATRICK ALFRED

 INTRODUCTION
Assignment was about traffic queue at the
beginning and the end of the traffic count and
its distribution to respective movements.
 THE STUDY AREA
The turning movement count study was at Bamaga (T-
intersection); that involved classified traffic count of
vehicles in all directions with consideration of off-peak
and peak hours.
Traffic count during peak hour is used for design and
operation analysis since there is great variation of traffic
during the day.
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 PHASE SYSTEM
Represents the fundamental method by which a traffic signal
accommodates the various users at an intersection in a safe and
efficient manner.
The junction has three phase system as illustrated below
 From collected Data.
OFF-PEAK HOUR: PASSENGER
CARS
Left turn Through
Start Time
TOTAL TOTAL
02:00 PM
127 193
02:15 PM
122 152
02:30 PM
127 217
02:45 PM
123 221
03:00 PM
127 185
03:15 PM
125 211
03:30 PM
114 172
03:45 PM
95 171
 PEAK HOUR: PASSANGER CARS
Left turn Through

Start Time TOTAL TOTAL

04:30 PM 127 180
04:45 PM 130 161
05:00 PM 136 185
05:15 PM 152 136
05:30 PM 121 175
05:45 PM 136 180
06:00 PM 126 150
06:15 PM 169 150
Imagine at the beginning of the traffic count there were 30 vehicles in
the queue.
The vehicles were there before counting started, during counting you
must count those vehicles.
At the end of your counting time there were 50 vehicles in the queue.
If those 30 vehicles were not there at the beginning there would be 20
vehicles in the queue.
HOW TO DISTRIBUTE THESE 20
VEHICLES IN BOTH MOVEMENTS?
From data collected above calculated directional distribution was
about 45% left turn and 55% through Movements respectively.
Therefore 45% of 20 vehicles is about 9 vehicles, 9 vehicles will turn
left.
And 55% of 20 Vehicles is about 11 vehicles, 11 vehicles will move
through.
DISTRIBUTION TO 15-MIN INTERVAL
Left turn Through
Start time
05:30 2+121=123 3+175=178
05:45 2+136=138 3+180=183
06:00 2+126=128 2+150=153
06:15 3+169=272 3+150=153