3.

0 Manual Method for Volume Analysis

The method adopted is manual count method. The reasons for selection of this method are as
follows :-

 Simple and direct

 Classified vehicle count can be obtained
 Data can be used immediately after collection
 Easy to collect data.
 No special equipments required

In this method, vehicles are counted manually. Data is counted by using hand tally and manual
counters/enumerators.

Advantages: By this method traffic volume as well as vehicle classification and turning
proportions can be obtained. Data can be used immediately after collection.

Disadvantages: This method is not practicable for long duration count and when flow is high.
Error is common especially when volume is high. Count cannot be cross checked. Count cannot
be done in bad weather.

Vehicles can be counted for any duration. Duration of count depends on the objective of data
collection. For traffic control and management or operational studies short duration count at peak
period is conducted. For planning and design purpose, long duration count is conducted. For our
study purpose we collected volume data for four hours and then extrapolated it into twelve hours.

There are different types of vehicles present in the heterogeneous traffic, for the purpose of this
study, were grouped into eight different categories as follows.

 Motorized two-wheelers (M.T.W), which include motor cycles, scooters.

 Motorized three- wheelers (M. Th. W), which include Auto-rickshaws –three wheeled
motorized para-transit vehicles to carry a maximum of three passengers and tempos –
three wheeled motorized vehicles to carry small quantities of goods.
 Cars include jeep and small vans
 Light commercial vehicles (LCV) comprising large passenger vans and small four
wheeled goods vehicles.
 Bus
  Truck
 Bicycle
 Tricycle which includes cycle-rickshaw-three wheeled pedal type para-transit
vehicles to carry a maximum of two passengers and three wheeled pedal type vehicles
to carry small amount of goods over short distances.

From the applied Manual Count Method, these are the following results were observed, the data
mentioned in the following tables are for reading taken from Thane to Borivali road.

Time 2Wheeler 3Wheeler Car Lcv Buses 2ATruc 3ATruc Total

k k
7:00am- 62 89 103 75 61 43 32 465
8:00am
8:00am- 84 84 116 77 69 43 27 500
9:00am
9:00am- 87 95 116 69 81 47 36 531
10:00am
10:00am- 75 94 101 55 73 48 32 478
11:00am
11:00am- 79 78 111 68 74 32 26 468
12:00pm
12:00pm 83 77 117 59 89 35 27 487
-1:00pm
1:00pm- 88 74 91 64 64 38 30 449
2:00pm
2:00pm- 75 77 103 59 61 30 32 437
3:00pm
3:00pm- 82 76 118 75 66 31 31 479
4:00pm
4:00pm- 91 79 104 69 65 38 21 467
5:00pm
5:00pm- 93 77 104 75 87 32 27 495
6:00pm
6:00pm- 87 65 101 74 82 33 28 470
7:00pm
Total 986 965 1285 819 872 450 349