{"id":5719,"date":"2021-05-12T08:16:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T08:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/?p=5719"},"modified":"2022-06-30T12:33:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T12:33:46","slug":"counting-bicycles-and-pedestrians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/counting-bicycles-and-pedestrians\/","title":{"rendered":"THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING BIKE COUNTER DATA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING BIKE COUNTER DATA <\/span><\/b><\/p>

Without accurate and consistent counter data, it is difficult to measure the positive benefits of investments especially when compared to automobile.<\/p>

Having access to bike counter data is important for several reasons:<\/p>

  • Data helps to determine where investments in biking infrastructure are most needed.<\/span><\/li>
  • Data helps to quantify the benefits of biking to support new projects and funding.<\/span><\/li>
  • Data helps to make with the due scheduled time the maintenance plan of the paths.<\/span><\/li>
  • Data helps to understand trends<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>

    Comark\u2019s laser sensor technology is a valuable solution for your data collection and compared to other solutions you have following benefits:<\/p>

    • Distinguish bicycles from pedestrians.<\/span><\/li>
    • Accurate in detecting a group of cyclists and determine the correct number of people.<\/span><\/li>
    • Easy to install.<\/span><\/li>
    • No need of maintenance<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

      You can also find below a comparison chart between different count systems to help you to take the right decision according to your needs.<\/p>

      Technology Type<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

      Best for:<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

      Key limitations:<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Manual Count<\/p><\/td>

      – Understanding users\u2019 behaviours<\/p>

      – Community based evaluations<\/p>

      – Low-cost solution<\/p><\/td>

      – High labour demand<\/p>

      – Limited data applications<\/p>

      – High degree of unreliability<\/p>

      – Cannot be used for yearlong period.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Pneumatic Tube Counter<\/p><\/td>

      – Short duration counts on bike lanes.<\/p>

      – Low volume traffic<\/p>

      – Conduction preliminary counts prior to installing permanent counters.<\/p><\/td>

      \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tubes wear out quickly.<\/p>

      \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Regular maintenance required.<\/p>

      \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not suitable for location where bicyclist\u2019s movements are unpredictable (sidewalk riders).<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Passive Infrared Counter<\/p><\/td>

      – Measurement of pedestrians<\/p>

      – Low-cost system<\/p><\/td>

      – Cannot distinguish between pedestrians and bicyclists.<\/p>

      – Cannot be used on street<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Inductive Loop Detector<\/p><\/td>

      – Long term counts on shared-used-paths but combined with infrared sensors.<\/p><\/td>

      – Electrical Engineering expertise is required for installation.<\/p>

      – Accuracy decreases in mixed traffic conditions.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Automated Video-Image Processing.<\/p><\/td>

      – Intersection and turning movement counts.<\/p>

      – Areas without dedicated bike\/ped infrastructure or unpredictable user behaviours.<\/p><\/td>

      – Complex installation<\/p>

      – Programming expertise<\/p>

      – Not suitable for poorly lit context.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Laser Scanner Sensor<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

      – Accurate count.<\/strong><\/p>

      – Distinguish bicycles from pedestrians.<\/strong><\/p>

      – Accurate in detecting a group of cyclists and determine the correct number of people.<\/strong><\/p>

      – Easy to install.<\/strong><\/p>

      – No need of maintenance.<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

      – To be used for yearlong period.<\/strong><\/p>

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      Counting the number of bicycles and pedestrians on a path lane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[268],"tags":[117,165,118],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5719"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6135,"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719\/revisions\/6135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comark.demoareaweb.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}