SAM2 RESULTS
The Parish Council has recently purchased a new mobile Speed Awareness Message (SAM2) with the help of a grant from the Parish Partnership. It will be moved to different locations around the parish. The SAM2 flashes up vehicle speeds and a warning to 'slow down' if they are exceeding the limit. This helps to raise speed awareness among drivers. It also records the time, date and speed of the vehicle. It does not record vehicle licence plates.
August 2023
Goodricks:-
01/08/2023 through 30/09/2023
85th Percentile 29.1 MPH
85th Percentile vehicles: 4584
Max Speed - 50 MP 18/08/2023 16:40:00
Total Vehicles: 5393
January 2023
Whitehall Farm
Traffic Report From 02/01/202300:00:00 through to 31/01/202323:59:59
85th Percentile Speed 34.4 MPH
85th Percentile Vehicles 3776
Max Speed 60 MPH on 04/01/2023 15:45:00
Total Vehicles 4442
AADT:148
How it works
The 85th percentile is used extensively in decision making as it is indicative of the speed that the majority of road users are travelling at. Use of the 85th percentile speed concept is based on the theory that:
The large majority of drivers:
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are reasonable and prudent
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do not want to have a crash
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desire to reach their destination in the shortest possible time.
A speed at or below which 85 percent of people drive at any given location under good weather and visibility conditions may be considered as the maximum safe speed for that location.
If there are any queries regarding the SAM2 results please contact the clerk.