A survey was conducted in June 2000 to find out what software packages are being used for traffic analysis. The survey asked transportation engineers about software use, quality, reports, and productivity. There were also questions about intersection analysis methods used for planning applications. The anonymous survey was mailed to randomly selected ITE members. Engineers have more confidence in Synchro results than any other signal timing optimization software.
Synchro reports are the most readable.
The anonymous survey was mailed to 400 randomly selected ITE members and 76 surveys were returned. The survey asked the respondents to discard the survey if they don t work with traffic analysis software. The response rate is quite high considering than many ITE members work in fields other than traffic analysis. An unsolicited mail survey was conducted to prevent bias towards the user base of any individual product. The survey respondents work for consultants as well as state and local governments.