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<blockquote data-quote="beentheredonethat" data-source="post: 107864" data-attributes="member: 4886"><p>Tie, I think the problem people have is that there is always one route out there that people point to and they are right in saying it can't be scratched. Some are, I know that we studied a Mall in the district a couple of times. Each time, the study came up the same for the allowance and the driver just couldn't make the allowed time, even though his methods were good. Keep in mind, the study uses an avg of 5 walk classifications. A walk classification is basically how far did the driver walk, ie (real short distance, short distance, medium etc etc) there's actually a definition of x ft - y ft but I don't recall off the top. Often a very long walk in the mall is way farther then the avg long walk and the driver doesn't get credit for it. Also, for all those walks there is a different allowance for being inside a building or outside. With a mall the inside walk is even slower usually for a driver, due to avoiding all the shoppers. However, just like that route really can't be scratched by the methods, the other 90% plus of the routes can be if the measurement is recent and performed correctly. If you have a measurement more then 4-5 years old which most are, then it's very possible that the study is not relevent anymore due to the changing conditions in the area. New houses built with longer or shorter driveways, office buildings with more or less floors then what was there etc etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beentheredonethat, post: 107864, member: 4886"] Tie, I think the problem people have is that there is always one route out there that people point to and they are right in saying it can't be scratched. Some are, I know that we studied a Mall in the district a couple of times. Each time, the study came up the same for the allowance and the driver just couldn't make the allowed time, even though his methods were good. Keep in mind, the study uses an avg of 5 walk classifications. A walk classification is basically how far did the driver walk, ie (real short distance, short distance, medium etc etc) there's actually a definition of x ft - y ft but I don't recall off the top. Often a very long walk in the mall is way farther then the avg long walk and the driver doesn't get credit for it. Also, for all those walks there is a different allowance for being inside a building or outside. With a mall the inside walk is even slower usually for a driver, due to avoiding all the shoppers. However, just like that route really can't be scratched by the methods, the other 90% plus of the routes can be if the measurement is recent and performed correctly. If you have a measurement more then 4-5 years old which most are, then it's very possible that the study is not relevent anymore due to the changing conditions in the area. New houses built with longer or shorter driveways, office buildings with more or less floors then what was there etc etc. [/QUOTE]
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