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Comparing the Accuracy of Traffic Detection Devices

Completed April 2002
This study evaluated the performance of commonly used traffic data collection systems using selected case study locations on 2-lane and 4-lane roads. Several traffic counting devices were selected for the comparison, including: Traffic Tally 6, MetroCount 5600 Vehicle Classifier System, Jamar Technologies TRAX RD, HI-STAR Vehicle Magnetic Imaging, and AutoScope machine vision system. The evaluation included traffic counts and vehicle classification for the selected systems.

For more information, e-mail shawn@atacenter.org
Keywords: Traffic counting devices

Final Report (Comparing the Accuracy of Traffic Detection Devices)
(PDF, 305K)