Research
Edward contacted numerous traffic light companies via e-mail to gain information on how current hired roadwork traffic light systems work. This information was vital for us to make sure our project would be useful, compared to the methods currently being used.
Furthermore, Edward captured video footage of waiting at traffic lights at roadworks which allowed us to model our simulations based on what factors we could physically see in the video.
Ben researched into UK government documents about vehicle and road statistics. This information was used to create distributions based on the data, such as how drivers behave differently at varying speeds.
Moreover, Ben looked into other factors such as the chances of someone being distracted, through to the average speed reduction of vehicles during different weather conditions.
Here is a list of all the documents we have used during the project and its development.
- Department for Transport: Speed Compliance Statistics (2016)
- Department for Transport: Speed Compliance Statistics (2017)
- AAA Exchange: Risks of Distracted Driving (2017)
- Department for Transport: Road Traffic Estimates (2017)
- Department for Transport: Road Usage Statistics (2016)
- Department for Transport: Traffic Counts Data (2002 - present)
- Department for Transport: Traffic Counts Interactive Map (2002 - present) - (Data Disclaimer)
- Department for Transport: Average Traffic Flow Report (2002 - 2017)
- Department for Transport: Trends behind Road Use and Drivers (2015)
