Estimation of Traffic Volume on Rural Local Roads

Traffic volumes on local roads have not received much attention from highway planners and researchers, although local roads constitute the majority of road mileage in a state. In recent years the need for reliable estimates of vehicle-miles of travel on local roads has been recognized for the analysis of air quality and highway safety issues. To provide a better understanding of traffic volumes on local roads and to explore alternative methods for estimation, data from Georgia were analyzed by using different statistical procedures. The findings of this analysis are presented, along with the results of an attempt to develop a mathematical model for estimation of local road traffic volumes.