Abstract
This paper presents a traffic study in an urban area. The locale case is the unsignalized intersection along the national highway in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines. There are 27,654 vehicles that traverse the unsignalized intersection during the fourteen hour period or with a flow of 1976 vehicles per hour. The peak hour was observed to be at 11-12 in the morning and 5-6 in the afternoon/night time. Majority of the transport modes that traverse during the mentioned peak hours are cars (e.g. automobiles, tricycles). Uncoordinated movements of the pedestrians along the national highway create conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians. There were ten accidents experienced in the year 2003. Most of them were experienced during nighttime.
The information gathered is a significant input in the transportation planning process between LGU and Planners if the existence of traffic study in urban areas is to be considered.
