Estimation of Travel Time Losses on Trajectories
11.24
2011
TML calculated loss times on motorways between cities in Belgium, based on count data from loop detectors in the road surface. The team also analysed the impact of these loss times on commuters' careers.
In this study, we calculated the loss times on selected sections via motorways between Belgian cities. We relied on traffic information from single loop detectors embedded in the road surface. The routes we looked at were
All travel times were measured on the motorway network; consequently, the total travel time experienced by a person commuting by car is even greater as part of the commute is also made on the secondary road network (secondary roads, local roads, etc.). The routes usually start and end at ring roads. This means that the R0 around Brussels, the R1 around Antwerp, and the R4 around Ghent were not considered.
Using these loss times, we then looked at the consequences of this on a person's career (circa 35 years): how long on average does a person spend commuting by car and how much time is spent in traffic jams?
It turns out that people who live in Leuven and work in Brussels are worst off: they spend up to 45% of their commute time in traffic jams. Of the other people working in Brussels, those living in Antwerp spend about 34% of their commute time in traffic jams, followed by about 25% for those living in Ghent and Charleroi.
In this study, we calculated the loss times on selected sections via motorways between Belgian cities. We relied on traffic information from single loop detectors embedded in the road surface. The routes we looked at were
- Brussels - Charleroi,
- Brussels - Ostend,
- Brussels - Ghent,
- Brussels - Antwerp,
- Brussels – Leuven, and
- Ghent - Antwerp.
All travel times were measured on the motorway network; consequently, the total travel time experienced by a person commuting by car is even greater as part of the commute is also made on the secondary road network (secondary roads, local roads, etc.). The routes usually start and end at ring roads. This means that the R0 around Brussels, the R1 around Antwerp, and the R4 around Ghent were not considered.
Using these loss times, we then looked at the consequences of this on a person's career (circa 35 years): how long on average does a person spend commuting by car and how much time is spent in traffic jams?
It turns out that people who live in Leuven and work in Brussels are worst off: they spend up to 45% of their commute time in traffic jams. Of the other people working in Brussels, those living in Antwerp spend about 34% of their commute time in traffic jams, followed by about 25% for those living in Ghent and Charleroi.
