Introduction
Skipton is located just off the A65 20 miles away from the north west of Bradford. It is at the southern base of the Yorkshire Dales located on the river Elbeck which is a tributary of the river Aire. The word Skipton comes from the Saxon word for sheep hence the reason why it started off as a trading center for sheep and wool. Since then Skipton has grown a lot because it was of great importance in the industrial revolution due to the fact that the Leeds and Liverpool canal was used for trading. Skipton still remains a very historic town with many cobbled streets, a canal and a castle. The population is 16000 people approximately.
Chapter 1 (traffic survey)
Aim: To discover how the traffic in Skipton varies from time to time and from place to place.
Hypothesis 1: The by-pass will have a greater proportion of commercial traffic than the road through the center of Skipton.
Method: We were doing the first traffic survey on the Skipton by-pass the A65. We started the survey at 09:45am and finished at 09:55am the survey lasted 10 minutes. We surveyed how many vehicles traveled to the north and south of Skipton. We recorded the results by sitting in a pair of two in the coach one of us collected the data of the vehicles traveling north whilst the other collected the data of the vehicles traveling south. At times we found it difficult because many vehicles were passing together in large amounts, for our data we wanted to see how many vehicles traveled north and south in an hour as we didn't have the time to collect data for an hour we multiplied the grand total of the vehicles traveling north and south by six.
Results:
Type of vehicles
Vehicles moving north
Total amount of vehicles moving north
Vehicles moving south
Total amount of vehicles moving south
Car
40
40
35
35
Van
1
51
36
Lorries
6
57
0
46
Buses
0
57
0
46
Motor Bikes
0
57
0
46
Caravans
0
57
0
46
Bikes
0
57
0
46
Other
0
57
0
46
The chart and graph shows the total amount of vehicles that travel to the north and south of Skipton, and it also shows the types of vehicles and their amount, which traveled on the same road.
Type of vehicles
Vehicles moving north
Total amount of vehicles moving north
Total amount of vehicles moving north hourly
Vehicles moving south
Total amount of vehicles moving south
Total amount of vehicles moving south hourly
Car
40
40
240
35
35
210
Van
1
51
306
36
216
Lorries
6
57
342
0
46
276
Buses
0
57
342
0
46
276
Motor Bikes
0
57
342
0
46
276
Caravans
0
57
342
0
46
276
Bikes
0
57
342
0
46
276
Other
0
57
342
0
46
276
In this graph and chart u have multiplied the total amount of vehicles and the types of vehicles as shown on page 3 by six to show the hourly rate of traffic.
Type of vehicles
Vehicles moving into Skipton
Total number of vehicles moving into Skipton
Vehicles moving out of Skipton
Total number of vehicles moving out of Skipton
Car
65
65
45
45
Van
1
76
1
56
Lorries
77
4
60
Buses
0
77
5
65
Motor Bike
0
77
0
65
Caravan
78
0
65
Bike
0
78
0
65
Pedestrians
79
57
33
98
The above chart and graph show the number of vehicles and pedestrians in and out of Skipton.
Type of vehicles/pedestrians
Vehicles/pedestrians moving into Skipton
Total number of vehicles/ pedestrians
Skipton is located just off the A65 20 miles away from the north west of Bradford. It is at the southern base of the Yorkshire Dales located on the river Elbeck which is a tributary of the river Aire. The word Skipton comes from the Saxon word for sheep hence the reason why it started off as a trading center for sheep and wool. Since then Skipton has grown a lot because it was of great importance in the industrial revolution due to the fact that the Leeds and Liverpool canal was used for trading. Skipton still remains a very historic town with many cobbled streets, a canal and a castle. The population is 16000 people approximately.
Chapter 1 (traffic survey)
Aim: To discover how the traffic in Skipton varies from time to time and from place to place.
Hypothesis 1: The by-pass will have a greater proportion of commercial traffic than the road through the center of Skipton.
Method: We were doing the first traffic survey on the Skipton by-pass the A65. We started the survey at 09:45am and finished at 09:55am the survey lasted 10 minutes. We surveyed how many vehicles traveled to the north and south of Skipton. We recorded the results by sitting in a pair of two in the coach one of us collected the data of the vehicles traveling north whilst the other collected the data of the vehicles traveling south. At times we found it difficult because many vehicles were passing together in large amounts, for our data we wanted to see how many vehicles traveled north and south in an hour as we didn't have the time to collect data for an hour we multiplied the grand total of the vehicles traveling north and south by six.
Results:
Type of vehicles
Vehicles moving north
Total amount of vehicles moving north
Vehicles moving south
Total amount of vehicles moving south
Car
40
40
35
35
Van
1
51
36
Lorries
6
57
0
46
Buses
0
57
0
46
Motor Bikes
0
57
0
46
Caravans
0
57
0
46
Bikes
0
57
0
46
Other
0
57
0
46
The chart and graph shows the total amount of vehicles that travel to the north and south of Skipton, and it also shows the types of vehicles and their amount, which traveled on the same road.
Type of vehicles
Vehicles moving north
Total amount of vehicles moving north
Total amount of vehicles moving north hourly
Vehicles moving south
Total amount of vehicles moving south
Total amount of vehicles moving south hourly
Car
40
40
240
35
35
210
Van
1
51
306
36
216
Lorries
6
57
342
0
46
276
Buses
0
57
342
0
46
276
Motor Bikes
0
57
342
0
46
276
Caravans
0
57
342
0
46
276
Bikes
0
57
342
0
46
276
Other
0
57
342
0
46
276
In this graph and chart u have multiplied the total amount of vehicles and the types of vehicles as shown on page 3 by six to show the hourly rate of traffic.
Type of vehicles
Vehicles moving into Skipton
Total number of vehicles moving into Skipton
Vehicles moving out of Skipton
Total number of vehicles moving out of Skipton
Car
65
65
45
45
Van
1
76
1
56
Lorries
77
4
60
Buses
0
77
5
65
Motor Bike
0
77
0
65
Caravan
78
0
65
Bike
0
78
0
65
Pedestrians
79
57
33
98
The above chart and graph show the number of vehicles and pedestrians in and out of Skipton.
Type of vehicles/pedestrians
Vehicles/pedestrians moving into Skipton
Total number of vehicles/ pedestrians
