Traffic travel-time reliability index calculator

Calculate planning time index and buffer time index with your own figures.

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Use planning time index and buffer time index to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Repeated trip times (minutes)
20,22,25,30,40
Reference free-flow travel time (minutes)
18
Planning time index
2.111111
Buffer time index
0.386861
95th percentile travel time (minutes)
38

Try another scenario

Repeated trip times (minutes)
[21, 22, 25, 30, 40]
Reference free-flow travel time (minutes)
18
Planning time index
2.111111
Buffer time index
0.376812
95th percentile travel time (minutes)
38
Calculation method

Calculation method

Planning time index

Planning time index=P95/free-flow; buffer index=(P95−mean)/mean, using linearly interpolated P95.

Buffer time index

Planning time index=P95/free-flow; buffer index=(P95−mean)/mean, using linearly interpolated P95.

95th percentile travel time (minutes)

Planning time index=P95/free-flow; buffer index=(P95−mean)/mean, using linearly interpolated P95.

Symbols and units
a
Repeated trip times (minutes)
b
Reference free-flow travel time (minutes)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Planning time index=P95/free-flow; buffer index=(P95−mean)/mean, using linearly interpolated P95. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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