Nerf Herder
Wheel size expert
Hello
Hoping there maybe some people on here from Council or Parks or Road authorities, Survey companies, other Trail advocates with experience or possibly Unis that know of an automated or stand alone* usage rate monitor or counter.
Looking for a way to monitor trail usage rates for bicycles (MTB). I was thinking something like the rubber lines used to count traffic, but sensitive enough to pickup bike riders (lower weight and speed)
If you could provide me with links, brand names, service providers or someone I can speak to with the view of providing an options paper to council for subsequent RFI/RFP and assessment I would appreciate your help.
What is this for ?
Monitoring trail usage rates can be used to access more funding, justify increase in facilities, maybe even pin point the demand for any given level of trail difficulty (eg, if we have two devices, one at the start, one on an advanced feature - with easier alternatives ... we could ID level of usage of the more difficult line versus the easier lines). I hope it will show growth rate pre and post legitimisation of trail networks as with Menai ... ie "If you build it, They will come" justification.
Appreciate your help
[*] trying to avoid an individual that will stand by the trail side with a clip board ... as it will likely be me
Hoping there maybe some people on here from Council or Parks or Road authorities, Survey companies, other Trail advocates with experience or possibly Unis that know of an automated or stand alone* usage rate monitor or counter.
Looking for a way to monitor trail usage rates for bicycles (MTB). I was thinking something like the rubber lines used to count traffic, but sensitive enough to pickup bike riders (lower weight and speed)
If you could provide me with links, brand names, service providers or someone I can speak to with the view of providing an options paper to council for subsequent RFI/RFP and assessment I would appreciate your help.
What is this for ?
Monitoring trail usage rates can be used to access more funding, justify increase in facilities, maybe even pin point the demand for any given level of trail difficulty (eg, if we have two devices, one at the start, one on an advanced feature - with easier alternatives ... we could ID level of usage of the more difficult line versus the easier lines). I hope it will show growth rate pre and post legitimisation of trail networks as with Menai ... ie "If you build it, They will come" justification.
Appreciate your help
[*] trying to avoid an individual that will stand by the trail side with a clip board ... as it will likely be me
