Traffic Study Lab

The purpose of this lab is to determine the traffic frequency on a busy street in Macon, Georgia. This lab was done to not only show the amount of drivers driving on a road during a particular time period and the type of cars on the road but also the habits of drivers such as texting, driving, and eating.

My lab partner, Jackie, and I determined traffic frequency and our other data by observing traffic flow at a busy thoroughfare. Specifically, we parked in the Zaxby's parking lot and watched cars driving on the 4 way stop in front of Zaxby's at 910 Riverside Dr, Macon, GA. These four roads of traffic were very busy during the time we went. Since the 4 roads had a lot of cars, we decided to only look at the one of the street with the most cars. We decided to focus specifically on the cars moving southbound on Riverside Dr. and Spring St. intersection. There was also a traffic light, so this allowed us to take down data more effectively because the cars were not moving at that time. We decided to go during rush hour, when we knew it would be the busiest. We went at about 4:30 and stayed till about 5:00. So, we observed the traffic patterns on the street for 30 minutes, which was a good time frame because it gave us enough data to make good conclusions.

Here is the chart.

From this, it can be deduced from this particular lab that about 26% of the total people observed do activities that distract them from their focus on driving. This is probably very small scale in proportion to everyone who drives in the world.