1. Measurement Method & Combined Results Obtained for Vehicle Flows and Queues measured in Quorn
16th and 23rd April 2018

2. This study had two purposes?
1) to systematically gain actual data about the nature of traffic flows at the Farley Way-Loughborough Road- Woodhouse Road junction; in terms of the rate of vehicles movements and the routes taken- this new knowledge should provide a body of evidence about flow rates through this busy part of the Quorn road network
2) To gain real data about queueing behaviours at two junctions; in terms of the length of queues, time spent by vehicles waiting in queues and the frequency of queues formulation
Collectively this new knowledge was required to help inform ‘road network mitigation needs’ for future housing developments

3. Study location and methodology

4. A6 Barrow Rd Epinal Way Meynell Rd Farley Way Woodhouse Rd
Loughborough Rd
Woodhouse Rd
Meynell Rd

5. Person X: on AA_ BB Roads--- count sheets
15 min count= 63 Cars or Vans, 4 cyclists, 3 motorbikes, 1 bus
0815
0830
0800 C M
AA Rd to
BB Rd B M C C C
BB Rd to
AA Rd M C B
0800
0815
0830
15 min count= 37 Cars or Vans, 1 cyclists, 1 motorbike, 1 bus

6. About the information on queues that might prove valuable
1. length of queues (here we are after the number(s) of vehicles forming the queue(s))
Explanation- we are trying to find out the (max and possibly average) length of cars forming a queue at some junction in some timeframe; and we suggest that as (and if) queues form at your junction you note the maximum queue length (such as 4, 9 or 30 cars) each time a significant queue is formed.
For example if six queues are formed through the hour at your junction you record this as follows:
Q1, from Mountsorrel road, of max length 7 cars, formed for about 7 minutes starting around 0805;
Q2, from Mountsorrel road, of max length 10 cars, formed for about 15 minutes starting around 0817;
Q3, from Mountsorrel road, of max length 5 cars, formed for around 4 minutes starting around 0837
Etc. up to Q6
2. time spent (by individual vehicles [and their drivers and passengers] waiting in queues)
Explanation- here we are trying to find out how long the people in cars need to wait in queues at your junction
Ideally therefore if a queue of any significant length forms please identify the backmost vehicle
and time how long that vehicle takes to reach and pass through the junction;
Please repeat this as queues form and disappear
3. frequency of queues formulation- (how long did each queue last and/or how often did queues form)
Note: If you record the queue lengths & times as indicated in 1, we should be well placed to deduce this information
We suggest that you use a sheet of paper with items 1 and 2 listed- such as in the following slide

7. Suggested Recording of queues
Length of queues (max number of vehicles)
time t1--- data
time t2--- data
etc.
Time spent (in queue, then to clear junction)
Approximate Longest Time T1 spent in Q1 -- data
Approximate Longest Time T2 spent in Q2 -- data
etc.

8. Anticipated queue locations
Barrow Rd
Farley Way A6
Epinal Way
Loughborough Rd
Woodhouse Rd
Meynell Rd
Anticipated queue locations

9. Flow Results for 16th April

14. Person : Geraldine Primary Road- Farley Way Date 16/04/2018
1700
1715
1730
Farley W to
Loughborough
7 vehicles
3 vehicles
1700
1715
1730
Farley W to
Leicester
14 vehicles
15 vehicles
1700
1715
1730
Farley Way to Woodhouse
57 vehicles
59 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Farley W to
Loughborough
7 vehicles
6 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Farley W to
Leicester
29 vehicles
18 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Farley Way to Woodhouse
39 vehicles
38 vehicles

15. Person : David Primary Road- Woodhouse Road Date 16/04/2018
1700
1715
1730
Woodhouse to
Loughborough
56 vehicles
55 vehicles
1700
1715
1730
18 vehicles
16 vehicles
Woodhouse to
Leicester
1700
1715
1730
Woodhouse to Farley W
57 vehicles
89 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Woodhouse to
Loughborough
39 vehicles
48 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Woodhouse to
Leicester
19 vehicles
17 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Woodhouse to Farley W
74 vehicles
55 vehicles

16. Person : Roger. Primary Road- Loughborough via Loughborough Road
Person : Roger Primary Road- Loughborough via Loughborough Road Date 16/04/2018
1700
1715
1730
Loughborough
to Farley W
11 vehicles
9 vehicles
1700
1715
1730
Loughborough
to Woodhouse
46 vehicles
40 vehicles
1700
1715
1730
Loughborough
to Quorn Village
61 vehicles
63 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Loughborough
to Farley W
11 vehicles
11 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Loughborough
to Woodhouse
53 vehicles
39 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Loughborough
to Quorn Village
77 vehicles
60 vehicles

17. Person : Richard. Primary Road- Quorn via Loughborough Road
Person : Richard Primary Road- Quorn via Loughborough Road Date 16/04/2018
0170
1715
1730
Quorn Village
to Farley Way
17 vehicles
9 vehicles
1700
1715
1730
Quorn Village
to Woodhouse
21 vehicles
14 vehicles
1700
1715
1730
Quorn Village
to Loughborough
68 vehicles
50 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Quorn Village
to Farley Way
15 vehicles
22 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Quorn Village
to Woodhouse
12 vehicles
19 vehicles
1730
1745
1800
Quorn Village
to Loughborough
41 vehicles
53 vehicles

18. Flow Results for 23rd April

23. Person : Geraldine Primary Road- Farley Way Date 23/04/2018
0750
0805
0820
Farley W to
Loughborough 12 18
Farley W to
Leicester 19 26
Farley Way to Woodhouse 79 97
0820
0835
0850
Farley W to
Loughborough 9 8
Farley W to
Leicester 47 24
Farley Way to Woodhouse 97 87

24. Person : David Primary Road- Woodhouse Road Date 23/04/2018
0750
0805
0820
Woodhouse to
Loughborough
40 vehicles
29 vehicles
15 vehicles
23 vehicles
Woodhouse to
Leicester
Woodhouse to Farley W
64 vehicles
49 vehicles
0820
0835
0850
Woodhouse to
Loughborough
32 vehicles
50 vehicles
Woodhouse to
Leicester
23 vehicles
14 vehicles
Woodhouse to Farley W
39 vehicles
56 vehicles

25. Person : Roger. Primary Road- Loughborough via Loughborough Road
Person : Roger Primary Road- Loughborough via Loughborough Road Date 23/04/2018
0750
0805
0820
Loughborough
to Farley W
3 vehicles
8 vehicles
Loughborough
to Woodhouse
32 vehicles
32 vehicles
Loughborough
to Quorn Village
50 vehicles
43 vehicles
0820
0835
0850
Loughborough
to Farley W
1 vehicles
4 vehicles
Loughborough
to Woodhouse
42 vehicles
25 vehicles
Loughborough
to Quorn Village
60 vehicles
32 vehicles

26. Person : Richard. Primary Road- Quorn via Loughborough Road
Person : Richard Primary Road- Quorn via Loughborough Road Date 23/04/2018
0750
0805
0820
Quorn Village
to Farley Way
21 vehicles
21 vehicles
Quorn Village
to Woodhouse
23 vehicles
22 vehicles
Quorn Village
to Loughborough
68 vehicles
57 vehicles
0820
0835
0850
Quorn Village
to Farley Way
26 vehicles
19 vehicles
Quorn Village
to Woodhouse
34 vehicles
21 vehicles
Quorn Village
to Loughborough
72 vehicles
60 vehicles

27. Representation of Measured Flows for 16th April

28. 292 16th April 2018, 1700 to 1800 Data from Geraldine 193 v/hr 76 v/hr
Woodhouse
193 v/hr
Leicester
Loughborough
76 v/hr
23 v/hr
292
v/hr total
= 193
= 23
= 76
Farley Way

29. 543 16th April 2018, 1700 to 1800 Data from David 70 v/hr 198 v/hr
Woodhouse
275 v/hr
70 v/hr
198 v/hr
543
v/hr total
Leicester
Loughborough
= 275
Farley Way
= 70
= 198

30. 481 v/hr total 16th April 2018, 1700 to 1800 Data from Roger 178 v/hr
Woodhouse
261 v/hr
42 v/hr
178 v/hr
481 v/hr total
Leicester
Loughborough
= 261
Farley Way
= 178
= 42

31. 340 16th April 2018, 1700 to 1800 Data from Richard 65 v/hr 212 v/hr
Woodhouse
340
v / hr total
65 v/hr
Leicester
212 v/hr
Loughborough
63 v/hr
= 212
Farley Way
= 63
= 65

32. Representation of Measured Flows for 23rd April

33. 523 23rd April 2018, 0750 to 0850 Data from Geraldine 360 v/hr
Woodhouse
360 v/hr
Leicester
Loughborough
116 v/hr
47 v/hr
523
v/hr total
= 360 v/hr
= 116 v/hr
= 47 v/hr
Farley Way

34. 434 v/hr total 23th April 2018, 0750 to 0850 Data from David 75 v/hr
Woodhouse
208 v/hr
75 v/hr
151 v/hr
434 v/hr total
Leicester
Loughborough
= 208
Farley Way
= 75
= 151

35. 332 23rd April 2018, 0750 to 0850 Data from Roger 131 v/hr 185 v/hr
Woodhouse
185 v/hr
16 v/hr
131 v/hr
332
v/hr in total
Leicester
Loughborough
= 185
= 131
= 16
Farley Way

36. 340 23th April 2018, 07500 to 0850 Data from Richard Woodhouse
257 v/hr
110 v/hr
87 v/hr
340
v/hr total
Leicester
Loughborough
= 257
= 110
= 87
Farley Way

37. Aggregation of measured Flows

38. 16th April 2018, 1700 to 1800 Data from the Team
Total Number of vehicles travelling into the Junction = =
1656 vehicles per hour
Woodhouse
543 v per hour
in total
70 v/hr
198 v/hr
65 v/hr
178 v/hr
340 v per hour in total
481 v per hour in total
275 v/hr
212 v/hr
261 v/hr
Leicester
Loughborough
193 v/hr
63 v/hr
42 v/hr
76 v/hr
23 v/hr
292 v per hour in total
Farley Way

39. 1743 vehicles per hour 434 v/hr total 332 454 523
23rd April 2018, 0750 to 0850 Data from the Team
Total Number of vehicles travelling into the Junction = =
1743 vehicles per hour
Woodhouse
208 v/hr
75 v/hr
151 v/hr
434 v/hr total
257 v/hr
110 v/hr
87 v/hr
454
v/hr total
185 v/hr
16 v/hr
131 v/hr
332
v/hr in total
Leicester
Loughborough
360 v/hr
116 v/hr
47 v/hr
523
v/hr total
Farley Way

40. 16th April 2018, 1700 to 1800 Data from the Team
Total Number of vehicles travelling out
from the Junction = =
1656 vehicles per hour
Woodhouse
193 (G)
65 (Ri)
178 (Ro)
436 v/hr
261 (Ro)
76 (G)
70 (D)
407 v/hr
212 (Ri)
23 (G)
198 (D)
433 v/hr
Leicester
Loughborough
Farley Way
275(D)
42 (Ro)
63 (Ri)
380 v/hr

41. 23rd April 2018, 0750 to 0850 Data from the Team
Total Number of vehicles travelling out
from the Junction =
= 1743 vehicles per hour
Woodhouse
601 v/hr
360 (G)
110 (Ri)
131 (Ro)
185 (Ro)
116 (G)
75 (D)
376 v/hr
257 (Ri)
47 (G)
151 (D)
455 v/hr
Leicester
Loughborough
Farley Way
208(D)
16 (Ro)
87 (Ri)
311 v/hr

42. Comparison of measured Flows

43. Comparison of in-flows
360 v/hr
116 v/hr
47 v/hr
523
v/hr total
Farley Way
-towards junction
Early AM on 23rd
Woodhouse Rd
-towards junction
Late PM on 16th
Woodhouse Rd
- -towards junction
Early AM on 23rd
Farley Way
-towards junction
Late PM on 16th
193 v/hr
76 v/hr
292
v/hr total
23 v/hr
275 v/hr
70 v/hr
198 v/hr
543
v/hr total
208 v/hr
75 v/hr
151 v/hr
434 v/hr total
257 v/hr
110 v/hr
87 v/hr
454
v/hr total
212 v/hr
65 v/hr
63 v/hr
340
v / hr total
261 v/hr
42 v/hr
178 v/hr
481 v/hr total
185 v/hr
16 v/hr
131 v/hr
332
v/hr in total
From Quorn
- -towards junction
Late PM on 16th
From Quorn
- -towards junction
Early AM on 23rd
Loughborough Rd
-towards junction
Late PM on 16th
Loughborough Rd
-towards junction
Early AM on 23rd

44. Comparison of out-flows
To Woodhouse
-away from junction
Late PM 16th
193 (G)
65 (Ri)
178 (Ro)
436 v/hr
360 (G)
110 (Ri)
131 (Ro)
Early AM 23rd
601 v/hr
212 (Ri)
23 (G)
198 (D)
433 v/hr
257 (Ri)
47 (G)
151 (D)
455 v/hr
To Loughborough
To Farley Way
208(D)
16 (Ro)
87 (Ri)
311 v/hr
275(D)
42 (Ro)
63 (Ri)
380 v/hr
185 (Ro)
116 (G)
75 (D)
376 v/hr
261 (Ro)
76 (G)
70 (D)
407 v/hr
To Quorn Village

45. Sample of Queue Measurements Made

46. On Farley Way approaching the traffic Lights
– Queue Measurements 0800 to Monday 16th 2018
11 vehicles travel through lights within 80 seconds
0804
10 vehicles travel through lights within 100 seconds
0807
0806
8 vehicles travel through lights within 70 seconds
30 vehicles, 28 travel through lights within 100 seconds
but 2 take 150 seconds- one instance only
0836
2 vehicle queue travels through lights within 50 seconds
0848
Variable length typically 3 to 10 vehicle queues all travel through lights within 100 seconds
Variable length typically 3 to 8 vehicle queues all travel through lights within 100 seconds
Variable length typically 3 to 12 vehicle queues all travel through lights within 100 seconds
Queue frequency – queues of sizes 1 to 12 vehicles normally re-occur typically repeating every 80 seconds (in the range 45 to 100 seconds- being conditioned by the switching of the lights which itself depends upon the relative traffic loads on the Loughborough, Farley Way and Woodhouse roads)
One queue of 30 vehicles occurred once, requiring the trailing vehicles to wait for two light changes
General Conclusion– queues at these Fairley Way lights, approaching from Fairway way, seem to be well ordered and all but in one exception were within the UK aim or being within a 2minute wait

47. Loughborough Road Approaching the Traffic Lights from the Quorn Village Centre– Queue Measurements 0705 to Monday 23rd April 2018
Nearly all times in period
Queues of variable length typically 3 to 12 vehicle queues all travel through lights within 100 seconds
Only one instance of queue of circa 18 vehicles with the last two vehicles taking around 140 seconds to clear
Queue frequency – queues of sizes 3 to 12 vehicles normally re-occur; typically repeating every within a max of 80 seconds and normally in the range 45 to 100 seconds- being conditioned by the switching of the lights which itself depends upon the relative traffic loads on the Loughborough, Farley Way and Woodhouse roads)
General Conclusion– queues at these Fairley Way lights, approaching from the Quorn Village centre, seem to be well ordered and all but in one exception were within the UK aim or being within a 2minute wait