SIDRA Training

SIDRA INTERSECTION Training Workshops

ViaStrada is the only organisation accredited by Akcelik & Associates (the Australian owner of the software) that can provide SIDRA INTERSECTION Training Workshops in New Zealand. We offer publicly advertised courses and in-house courses for consultancies and local councils.

We can offer training courses both in New Zealand and overseas.

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  • Two day Beginner training course.
  • Two day Intermediate training course.
  • General familiarity with traffic engineering methods and terminology, and basic knowledge of intersection capacity concepts.
  • Basic skills in MS Windows use.
  • Knowledge of the basic aspects of the use of recent versions of SIDRA INTERSECTION.
  • A fairly good level of familiarity with traffic engineering methods and terminology, and knowledge of intersection evaluation concepts.
  • gain a basic knowledge of the capabilities of SIDRA INTERSECTION and the types of problems it can solve,
  • be able to prepare and enter the input data required by SIDRA INTERSECTION,
  • gain a basic knowledge of the use of various SIDRA INTERSECTION facilities, including Design Life Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis and Signal Timing Optimisation, and
  • gain a basic understanding of SIDRA INTERSECTION output.
  • gain an improved kowledge of the capabilities of SIDRA INTERSECTION and the tyeps of problems it can solve;
    
  • gain improved knowledge of the SIDRA INTERSECTION input, templates, Defaults and Options;
  • be able to use various SIDRA INTERSECTION facilities effectively, including Design Life Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis, Signal Timing Optimisation, Short Lane Analysis, and the SIDRA INTERSECTION method of determining Lane Use at intersections;
  • gain an improved understanding of SIDRA INTERSECTION output including the capacity, performance estimation and timing analysis methods used in SIDRA INTERSECTION and;
  • gain an improved understanding of fundamentals of how signalised and unsignalised intersections operate towards achieving effective intersection design.

2012 Training Courses

Rahmi Akcelik and Mark Besley of Akcelik and Associates are presenting an Advanced SIDRA INTERSECTION workshop in Auckland in March 2012. The course will be held at the Cliftons training facility, Queen Street, Auckland. To register or obtain further information, please follow the link in the table below:

For ViaStrada run beginner and intermediate SIDRA courses in New Zealand, please contact Helen Woodhouse with any queries or to register your interest.

If you are interested in the above or another Advanced training course, please refer to the SIDRA Solutions website. There are also further opportunities for Beginner and Intermediate training in Australia on that page.

Target Audience

Traffic Engineers and Plannersinvolved in the analysis of intersections for design, operations and planning purposes.

SIDRA INTERSECTION training workshops provide an excellent opportunity for networking by meeting your colleagues who are working in areas related to your work.

Workshop Levels

BEGINNER workshop

The BEGINNER workshop is for people who have limited exposure to, or no knowledge of, SIDRA INTERSECTION. Detailed information on this course can be found on the SIDRA Solutions website.

INTERMEDIATE workshop

This assumes that the user knows basic aspects of the use of recent versions of SIDRA INTERSECTION. Detailed information on this course can be found on the SIDRA Solutions website.

Coverage

Each workshop will cover all types of intersections including traffic signals (50 %), roundabouts (35 %), and sign-controlled (stop and give-way) intersections (15 %). Percentages indicate the approximate proportion of time intended to be allocated to each subject area.

Both workshops will include some case studies.

Prerequisites

BEGINNER Workshop

General familiarity with traffic engineering methods and terminology, and basic knowledge of intersection evaluation concepts.

Basic skills in MS Windows use.


INTERMEDIATE Workshop

Attendance at a previous SIDRA INTERSECTION BEGINNER workshop or a fairly good level of knowledge of the use of SIDRA INTERSECTION.

Workshop Objectives

Upon completion of the BEGINNER Workshop, participants will:

Upon completion of the INTERMEDIATE Workshop, participants will:

SIDRA INTERSECTION

SIDRA INTERSECTION is an advanced micro-analytical traffic evaluation tool that employs lane-by-lane and vehicle drive cycle models. For up to date information on the software, folllow the link to the SIDRA Solutions website.

The number of SIDRA INTERSECTION software licences issued to date is now over 2400 sites in 89 countries. The largest user groups (approximate numbers) are in USA and Canada (over 1000), Australia and New Zealand (600), South Africa (160), Malaysia & Singapore (over 100), Arabian Peninsula (50), and Spain (40), Norway, Slovenia and Italy (30 and over).

The Presenters

Axel Wilke

Warren Lloyd

Axel has conducted many SIDRA peer reviews throughout New Zealand. Warren has used SIDRA for numerous intersection upgrade projects in Tauranga, Christchurch and elsewhere. Between them, they have accumulated over 25 years of SIDRA experience. Since April 2006, Axel and Warren have successfully delivered five SIDRA INTERSECTION v3 courses.

Course feedback including April 2009 courses 

Training Enquiries

For all training enquiries, please contact Helen Woodhouse.