SPOT SPEED STUDY

GROUP 1
Name : Tengku Ahmad Ramadan
ikhwan Faidhil
Mohd Zharfan Haziq
Wan Izzudin

INTRODUCTION

Speed is rate of movement of traffic or specified components

of traffic and is expressed in metric units in kilometre per hour
(km/hr)
Spot speed studies are used to determine the speed
distribution of a traffic stream at specific location
The data gathered in spot speed studies are used to determine
vehicle speed percentiles, which are useful in making many
speed-related decisions.

OBJECTIVE

Determine how many samples are needed.

Collect speed data

Compute descriptive statistics.

Methodology

Proper location and replacement of radar meter

Determine an appropriate selection strategy
Record observation on radar meter spot speed study form
Generate frequency distribution table.

A radar meter is a commonly used device for directly

measuring speeds in spot speed studies
A radar meter requires line-of-sight to accurately measure
speed and is easily operated by one person

RADAR METER METHOD

Ke Ampang

Bus Stop

Dari Ipoh

AMPANG IPOH (WAN IZZUDIN)

Data Tabulation
Ipoh To Ampang
Date :

Start Time : 8.00 a.m

Name :Group A
Location : Bus stop

Km/H

Vehicles

End time : 9.30 a.m

Buses

15-20

21-25

26-30

11

31-35

24

36-40

27

41-45

30

46-50

20

51-55

15

Truckus

Lower Upper Km/HVehicles

1514.5 20.5 20
2120.5 25.5 25
2625.5 30.5 30
3130.5 35.5 35
3635.5 40.5 40
4140.5 45.5 45
4645.5 50.5 50
5150.5 55.5 55
5655.5 60.5 60
6160.5 65.5 65

Cumulative
Frequency

Average
speed

fX

Standard
Deviation

Percentage
cumulative

17.5

17.5

0.67%

23

69

2.67%

11

15

28

308

10%

24

39

33

792

26%

35

74

38

1330

30

104

43

1290

69.33%

20

124

48

960

82.67%

15

139

53

795

92.67%

147

58

464

98%

150

63

189

100%

41.43

9.06

49.33%

Histogram of no. Transportation vs Speed

From ipoh to ampang

15-20

21-25

26-30

31-35

36-40

41-45

46-50

51-55

Speed range km/hr

Vehicles

Truckus

56-60

61-65

66-70

71-75

76-80

Ogive

Graph Of % vs Upper boundary

DISCUSSION OF DATA (IPOH TO

AMPANG)
From the Data , we can found that
-The Average Speed is 41.3
-Standard Deviation is 9.06
-Median is 36-40
-Mode is 40.5
-50 percentile is 36-40
-80 percnetile 50.5

Data Ampang Ipoh

Speed (mph)

Frequency Of
Vehicles

Cumulative
Frequency

Cumulative
Percentage

15-20

1%

21-25

10

12

8%

26-30

22

34

23%

31-35

34

68

45%

36-40

32

100

66%

41-45

21

121

80%

46-50

13

134

89%

144

96%

51-55
10
DATA
AMPANG
IPOH
56-60

148

99%

61-65

150

100%

Speed
Percentile

85th

GRAPH OGIVE OF CUMULATIVE

FREQUENCY VS SPEED BOUNDARY

Column4

Design speed , 50th and 85th percentage speed

50th = 33.04 mph

85th = 45.78 mph

From the Ogive graph we can see that ;

Minimum speed = 15-20 mph

Average speed , x = (2X2)+(10x12)+(22x34)+(34x68)../

150= 35 mph

Field traffic studies strengthened the traffic theories presented in the class room.
Spot speed study helped students gain the following benefits: Spot speed study
implementations, familiarity with standard procedures and standard forms, data
presentation techniques, data analysis, field experience and applications, group
work, professional presentation skills, interpretations of results, and professional
software implementation. Students presented their suggested solutions to
improve the studies intersections such as signal timing modifications, intersection
widening, geometric adjustments, and realignments. This paper described the
minimum requirements for establishing the aforementioned studies and intended
objectives. Future plans are to develop an additional three-hour laboratory to
accompany the transportation engineering class. The laboratory will include
additional studies and projects that will embrace the transportation material
taught in the classroom environment..

CONCLUSION