
TDC Ultra User’s Manual
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How to do a
Signalized Intersection Delay Study
When you are ready to begin a Signalized Intersection Delay study, select
Count from the Main Menu, then select New and then select DL.
You are then prompted to select a site code type and assign a site code.
Refer to page 2-5 for information on selecting a site code.
Interval
Once you have selected the site code you’ll be prompted to select an
interval time length to use for the study. You are given the choice of 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 seconds.
In general, you want to use an interval that is not a sub-multiple of
the signal’s cycle length so that you will always be sampling during
different parts of the signal cycle. If you don’t know the cycle length,
or don’t believe it matters (there is some argument about it in the lit-
erature), then choose 15 seconds, if for no other reason than it makes
the printouts look neater. Once you have selected the interval, you are
ready to begin the actual study.
Start Study
As with all of the studies done with the TDC Ultra, the count does
not start until you press the first data key. The screen shown below is
displayed after you select the interval. The display shows the current
time so that you can start the count at the proper time.
10 11 12 13 14
15 16 secs EXIT
Select interval time
length to be used
Intersection Delay
Count:001 Int:001
Press any key...
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