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How to do a Saturation Flow Rate Study
Note: This section describes doing Type 3 data collection, which may
provide more data than you need for your particular study. Refer to the What
Data Do You Need to Collect? section on page 7-5 for more information.
When you are ready to begin a Saturation Flow study, select Count from
the Main Menu, then select New and then select SF.
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.
Start Study
After you have selected a Site
Code, you are ready to start the
study. The display shows the
current count number and the
current time.
When you are ready to start, wait until the light turns green, then
press the GREEN key (#12).
The study starts, and the screen
shown here appears.
The display shows the current
time, along with the current
Cycle Number and the cur-
rent Phase of the light. The Cycle Number is used to help you decide
when you have collected enough data. It also is useful if you need to
record any notes about the study. The Phase is shown to help you stay
synchronized during the study. You should check the Phase display
occasionally to make sure you haven't accidentally got lost. (It is very
easy to do!) The phase shown on the display should match the phase
of the light on the street.
As soon as you press the GREEN key to start to study, you have to be
ready to press the 1C-4C keys.
As a vehicle in each lane you are recording crosses the stop bar (you
can either use the front of the car or the end of the car, you just have to
Sat Flow Study
Count: 001
--Any Key to Start--
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Sat Flow Study
Cycle:001
Phase: Green
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Chapter 8 — Saturation Flow Rate Studies
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