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Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT)The annualized average 24-hour volume of vehicles at a
given point or section of highway. It is normally calculated by
determining the volume of vehicles during a given period, and
dividing that number by the number of days in that period. Also
known as a "Traffic Count".
How we obtain Traffic
Counts:
Automatic Traffic Recorder
(ATRs):
The ATRs collect data 24 hours
a day, 365 days annually, for each lane. The equipment records
traffic volumes, speed and classification of vehicles. MPD
uses this data to develop seasonal factors, daily factors, axle
factors and estimate vehicle miles of travel (VMT). These
factors are applied to all coverage
counts.
Coverage counts: Coverage counts are needed to ensure that adequate geographic
coverage exists for all roads under the jurisdiction of the State
highway authority. In simple terms, "coverage counts" are data
collection efforts that are undertaken to ensure that "at least
some" data exist for all roads maintained by the
agency.
[ more about traffic
counting ... ]
AADT Reports (Traffic
Counts)
Data Dictionary
(Technical Documentation for all AADT files)
Last updated on : November 11th 2008
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