Road Traffic Flow Speed on Rural Roads in Latvia

The aim of this article is to perform a comprehensive analysis of the data obtained during flow speed measurements on Latvian national roads. An algorithm for data selection was developed and implemented allowing for an analysis of comparable and unbiased traffic flow measurement data. In the cours...

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Main Authors: Juris Kreicbergs, Katerina Folla, Juris Smirnovs
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Language:English
Published: Riga Technical University Press 2024-03-01
Series:The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering
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Online Access:https://bjrbe-journals.rtu.lv/bjrbe/article/view/692
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description The aim of this article is to perform a comprehensive analysis of the data obtained during flow speed measurements on Latvian national roads. An algorithm for data selection was developed and implemented allowing for an analysis of comparable and unbiased traffic flow measurement data. In the course of the work, more than 150 000 000 traffic flow data records were received from the State Limited Liability Company Latvian State Roads for the period from autumn 2011 to the end of 2022. Above 30 000 000 records from 15 road sites were selected and processed. The results obtained during the analysis were visualized by depicting flow characteristics – average daily traffic, car proportion in traffic flow, average speed, speed histograms, speed rates V25, V50, V75, V90, V95, V99 and proportions of vehicles driven below various speed levels and speeding data. The data characterising the situation on Latvian national roads are intended to be used in the future traffic safety research.
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spelling doaj-art-ce42ea89e19d4d28b0888d68b5efeb902025-01-02T23:32:50ZengRiga Technical University PressThe Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering1822-427X1822-42882024-03-0119110.7250/bjrbe.2024-19.630Road Traffic Flow Speed on Rural Roads in LatviaJuris Kreicbergs0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4653-1869Katerina Folla1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-5200Juris Smirnovs2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3709-7179Department of Automotive Engineering, Riga Technical University, LatviaDepartment of Transportation Planning and Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, GreeceDepartment of Roads and Bridges, Riga Technical University, Latvia The aim of this article is to perform a comprehensive analysis of the data obtained during flow speed measurements on Latvian national roads. An algorithm for data selection was developed and implemented allowing for an analysis of comparable and unbiased traffic flow measurement data. In the course of the work, more than 150 000 000 traffic flow data records were received from the State Limited Liability Company Latvian State Roads for the period from autumn 2011 to the end of 2022. Above 30 000 000 records from 15 road sites were selected and processed. The results obtained during the analysis were visualized by depicting flow characteristics – average daily traffic, car proportion in traffic flow, average speed, speed histograms, speed rates V25, V50, V75, V90, V95, V99 and proportions of vehicles driven below various speed levels and speeding data. The data characterising the situation on Latvian national roads are intended to be used in the future traffic safety research. https://bjrbe-journals.rtu.lv/bjrbe/article/view/692annual traffic speed variationsbig data analysisfree flow trafficroad traffic safetytraffic parameters measurements
spellingShingle Juris Kreicbergs
Katerina Folla
Juris Smirnovs
Road Traffic Flow Speed on Rural Roads in Latvia
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering
annual traffic speed variations
big data analysis
free flow traffic
road traffic safety
traffic parameters measurements
title Road Traffic Flow Speed on Rural Roads in Latvia
title_full Road Traffic Flow Speed on Rural Roads in Latvia
title_fullStr Road Traffic Flow Speed on Rural Roads in Latvia
title_full_unstemmed Road Traffic Flow Speed on Rural Roads in Latvia
title_short Road Traffic Flow Speed on Rural Roads in Latvia
title_sort road traffic flow speed on rural roads in latvia
topic annual traffic speed variations
big data analysis
free flow traffic
road traffic safety
traffic parameters measurements
url https://bjrbe-journals.rtu.lv/bjrbe/article/view/692
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