Roadside interviews

Roadside Interviews for Better Traffic Engineering and Management

Roadside interview data is manually collected from drivers travelling through a specified study area. Its main purpose is to identify existing travel patterns.

Roadside interview surveys are generally used to collect origin and destination data, but can also be used to collect additional information such as purpose of journey, frequency of journey, vehicle occupancy, and purpose of trip.

The data is used to inform traffic modelling, environmental impact assessments and junction improvement schemes.

The Process

The survey is undertaken by our highly-trained team of enumerators who interview drivers travelling through a study area. We can also interview residents and pedestrians in the area to provide a larger range of existing travel patterns.

The roadside interview station is set up by a Traffic Management Company in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Health and Safety Regulations. All roadside interview stations require police assistance.

Our enumerators can also carry out door-to-door surveys and questionnaire distribution.

Roadside interviews can be used for:

• Traffic modelling
• Environmental impact assessments
• Junction improvement schemes