Basic Traffic Studies (State/Federal/Private Agencies ONLY)

Workshop | Available

Zoom Knoxville, TN 37996-4133 United States
Workshop/Webinar Online
6/11/2025-6/12/2025
9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Wed Th
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$120.00

Basic Traffic Studies (State/Federal/Private Agencies ONLY)

Workshop | Available

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT


The collection and analysis of data is an important step in addressing many traffic engineering issues. This course describes traffic studies related to volumes, delay, and speeds - the three most commonly performed in practice, including speed as it relates to curvature and sight distance. Each of these studies is described in detail, including theory, techniques for data collection, data analysis, and presentation of results. Upon completion of the course, the attendee should
  • understand the nature and use of the various measures,
  • be able to choose the proper equipment and locations for data collection,
  • identify the needed quantities of data to provide valid results, and
  • understand how to develop and present results from the collected data.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?


This course is intended for managers, engineers, and technicians responsible for the management, collection, or analysis of traffic data. Basic math skills are required.

  • PDHs AVAILABLE

    6 Professional Development Hours can be granted for this course. No partial credit available. Attendees must attend at least 90% of the workshop to get 6 PDHs.

    TENNESSEE ACADEMY FOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING (TATE)

    This course is one of six courses that form the core requirement for the Tennessee Academy for Transportation Engineering (TATE) certificate. TATE provides continuing education for engineers, planners, designers and technicians. The program focuses on the basic design of transportation facilities, the evaluation of traffic operations, and the collection of data to support various transportation studies. Successful completion of the required curricula of core and elective courses, confers TATE certification. For more information, contact Airton Kohls at 865-974-5255.

    REGISTRATION

    This workshop is free for employees or elected officials of counties, cities, towns, and similar forms of local government. All other participants, including employees of the Tennessee Department of Transportation, must pay a registration fee of $120. Pre-registration is required for all participants. Paying registrations must be received at least one business day before the workshop to ensure that you will receive your Zoom invitation before the event begins

    CANCELLATION POLICY

    Due to schedule commitments from our instructors, the registration fee is not refundable if a registrant withdraws less than 48 hours before the workshop. If you cannot attend, you may designate a substitute participant for the workshop at no additional cost (please notify us in advance if possible). TTAP may reject registrations from participants who do not select the correct fee option. If you are unsure which option you should select, please contact us at TTAP@utk.edu.

     


Dave Metzger

Mr. Metzger worked on a variety of issues for the Bristol Transportation Planning Organization, such a long-range transportation planning and modeling. In his role as traffic engineer for the City of Bristol, his duties included the collection and analysis of speed, delay, volume, crash, and other field data for a variety of studies, such as posting safe speeds of curves, determining on-street parking limits and signage based on sight distance, traffic signal warrant analyses, neighborhood traffic issues, traffic control device installation, and statistical crash analyses.  He was also involved in the selection and installation of countermeasures based on those data findings. His crash analyses have been used by multiple police departments to fulfill their accreditation needs for crash analysis.  He was also responsible for coordination of traffic operations for special events, such as 5K runs, parades, music festivals, and over 200 races and the Battle of Bristol (recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest crowd for a college football game) at Bristol Motor Speedway, often over multiple jurisdictions.  He holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and an M.S. degree in Transportation Engineering, both from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and retired after over 37 years of experience in Bristol, with Professional Engineer registration in Tennessee and Virginia. He is a Fellow of ITE.  He has served as an instructor for TTAP since 2012.