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7 . General conditions of traffic flow at the time of survey. <br /> One Day Traffic Count <br /> Simultaneous counts were taken of total traffic and turning <br /> movements as follows: <br /> All counts were on taken on a one half total basis for the hours <br /> between 6: 00 AM and 6:00 PM with the exception of the Waverly Road <br /> - Shelton Road intersection which was counted from 6: 00: AM to <br /> 12 : 00 noon. <br /> State Highway 26 and Escalon Bellota Road: Total through traffic <br /> on 26 and all turning movements into or out of Escalon Bellota <br /> Road. <br /> Shelton Road: Total traffic without direction or turning movements <br /> taken at the Escalon Bellota Road intersection. <br /> Waverly Road and Shelton Road: All turning movements and total <br /> through traffic on Shelton Road. Count terminated at 12 : 00 noon. <br /> Notes: These counts were taken on Friday, 15 March 1991. Friday <br /> or Monday will typically produce the largest total daily and hourly <br /> peak counts. The period of time, from 6 : 00 AM to 6: 00 PM brackets <br /> the expected operating hours of the proposed project. <br /> Analysis and results <br /> Because of the relatively light traffic load on all roads <br /> associated with this project, the analysis deals with peak hourly <br /> conditions. The analysis looks to the impact upon the "Service <br /> Level" of the roadway created by the addition of traffic to and <br /> from the project. Concern is also given to potential increased <br /> road maintenance costs. <br /> ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS <br /> Background and Rationale <br /> The effect of variations in traffic flow upon any road system is <br /> determined by the what happens to the "service level" of the <br /> segments in the system. The service level of a road segment is <br /> essentially a measure of the perceived ability of drivers to obtain <br /> and maintain their desired safe speed of operation. As originally <br /> developed, the service level concept considered only the variation <br /> in traffic density. Another way of assessing service level is to <br /> quantify the ease of travel between points along a road segment <br /> which essentially becomes a comparison between the optimum time of <br /> travel between two points, with the segment free of traffic, to the <br /> 2 <br /> CONDOR <br />