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BrianL99 02-12-2025 06:34 PM

Traffic Study on Stillwater Rd?
 
Does anyone have a clue what the traffic study on Stillwater Rd is all about?

There are traffic counting devices across the road, a couple of hundred feet beyond the entrance to Caroline.

Kenswing 02-12-2025 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2409048)
Does anyone have a clue what the traffic study on Stillwater Rd is all about?

There are traffic counting devices across the road, a couple of hundred feet beyond the entrance to Caroline.

It’s not just on Stillwater. I ran over several of them while out and about today.

villagetinker 02-12-2025 08:39 PM

I agree there were several traffic monitors out today.

big_pc_man 02-13-2025 03:53 PM

lot's of speeders
 
I walk down the path next to the road most every day and have witnesses many speeders.

RobbyHarris 02-13-2025 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by big_pc_man (Post 2409327)
I walk down the path next to the road most every day and have witnesses many speeders.

. It's nothing to do with speeding. They are traffic counters, looking for volume of traffic at specific times of the day. Kinda like standing there with a "clicker". They are way too close together to be able to determine speed.

BrianL99 02-13-2025 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RobbyHarris (Post 2409342)
. It's nothing to do with speeding. They are traffic counters, looking for volume of traffic at specific times of the day. Kinda like standing there with a "clicker". They are way too close together to be able to determine speed.

Unless you looked closely at the equipment attached, that's likely not true.

The ones I saw on Stillwater, had two (2) "activators", which usually indicates it's measuring more than the raw numbers of vehicles.

The simpler ones, measure traffic count. More sophisticated ones measure traffic count, axles and/or weight. There is equipment that can measure all of the previous, plus "speed" (or even acceleration).

There's really no such thing these days, as "too close to measure speed". Think about it. Your Apple Watch (& others) can measure the speed of your heartbeat and a $29.95 gizmo from Amazon, can measure the speed of a baseball being thrown.

Rocksnap 02-14-2025 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by big_pc_man (Post 2409327)
I walk down the path next to the road most every day and have witnesses many speeders.

What’s a speeder?

Mulliganguy 02-14-2025 07:14 AM

On a side note; When will the lanes finally be evened out on Stillwater? Been uneven for years!

coconutmama 02-14-2025 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Mulliganguy (Post 2409448)
On a side note; When will the lanes finally be evened out on Stillwater? Been uneven for years!

Amen!!

Couldn’t believe that Buena Vista & other roads would be resurfaced (that didn’t need it) a few years ago, but Stillwater Trail was not done.

golfing eagles 02-14-2025 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocksnap (Post 2409436)
What’s a speeder?

The vehicle Luke Skywalker drove on Tatooine


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