Bicycle Studies

Temporary Installations

Pneumatic Tube surveys
  • Bike paths can be surveyed using a standard Metrocount Traffic Classifier. To ensure that the pulse generated by the bicycle running over the tubes is measured by the classifier, a thinner, more sensitive tube is used, rather than the standard road tube.
  • Where a bike path is located on-road, a dedicated bike lane can be monitored using shorter road tubes that only span the bike lane.
  • For a shared lane where bicycles operate in a wider kerb side lane, the tubes can be installed to span across the entire lane. Bicycles can be separated from the general traffic stream by classification of the vehicle lengths and speed to separate bicycles from motorcycles. That is, searching the data for vehicles with lengths less than 2.0 metres and speed less that 40 km/h.
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Video Studies
Another option for undertaking short-term studies includes video surveys. These studies are generally short duration surveys, less than 24 hours, and can be undertaken to measure bicycle movements at an intersection or elsewhere. The benefit of this type of study is that a video record is also available for further analysis and verification.

Manual Observation Surveys
Bicycle movements can be manually monitored with data recorded to a databoard to simplify the collection and processing of the data.
Permanent Count Stations

Permanent bicycle path monitoring can be installed using Metrocount MC5720 – “Advanced Bicycle Counter”.
This counter can be installed in a roadside cabinet with two embedded Piezo axle sensors cut into the bike path surface to measure the bi-directional bicycle traffic and speeds.

The piezo axle sensors are installed so that the final surface of the sensor is very low profile so that the installation will not constitute a tripping hazard for any pedestrians using the path.

The batteries within the counter will operate for about 6 – 9 months, but optionally the installation could be installed with a solar power supply. Also the option of remote monitoring could be implemented with the installation of a wireless modem, providing the ability to continuously monitor the site or remotely download data from the site.
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