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derekdainton
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 Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 12:52:20
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As part of the campaign being mounted by the Save Angmering village group, Thursday saw some 40 residents turn out at various locations to conduct a count of the traffic at main points in the village, information which will be passed to a professional Traffic Consultant for analysis.
The objectives of the survey were to:
1. Measure traffic flow through village from By-Pass to A259 and vice versa.
2. Measure density of traffic currently exiting existing developments off Roundstone Lane.
3. Measure density of traffic up Arundel Road to schools.
Some 13,000 vehicles were recorded over three time periods totalling five and a half hours, in six locations, with the busiest point being By-Pass onto Water Lane and through the village in the morning, and the reverse in the evening. So much for the effectiveness of the By-Pass, but no surprises there!
This survey was conducted entirely by supporters of the campaign with no local Government support and, following the survey conducted some weeks ago, yet again demonstrates the feeling amongst residents than large-scale development will have a very damaging impact on the village.
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BFA
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Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 17:26:51
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| I don't call it 'the by pass' - a road needs to do more than just not go through a village/town centre to qualify as one. It's just 'The A280" |
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derekdainton
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Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 17:55:32
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Thanks for that important point of clarification.
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derekdainton
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Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 19:16:58
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Perhaps the survey will further help to confirm the point you're making. That it doesn't encourage traffic to by-pass the village in the slightest. Assuming that's what you'd like?
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BFA
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Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 22:56:04
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I'm just agreeing with this point.
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Originally posted by derekdainton
So much for the effectiveness of the By-Pass, but no surprises there!
I doubt very much if the figure of 13000 was different vehicles, that's 40 per minute - many must have been counted several times.
Were registration numbers taken? Wouldn't be difficult these days, digital camcorders/cameras etc, then it could be established how many passed through, came, left, came and left or left and returned.
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derekdainton
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Posted - 08 Jul 2012 : 08:01:57
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Yes, sufficient elements of the registration numbers were taken and because of the locations where monitors were sited, a picture can be built up of the directions that individual vehicles took. It will also clearly be possible to identify the degree of duplication.
My understanding is that this was as rigorous and robust a survey that could be undertaken without the considerable expense that rigging cameras would have incurred. A Traffic Consultant advised throughout so it wasn't just a bunch of amateurs out there acting on their own initiative. |
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derekdainton
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Posted - 08 Jul 2012 : 08:08:21
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Perhaps further clarification is needed. Monitoring sites were:
Junction of Water Lane and A280
Roundstone Lane and A259
High Street and Weavers Hill
Station Road and A259
The Square and Arundel Road
Arundel Road and A27
In all locations, traffic was counted in both directions. |
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