Stop Definition

Learn what is considered a stop and have different scenarios determine if a vehicle is stopped.

A stop is defined as the end of a trip, and occurs when a vehicle has met any of the following conditions:

  • Idled for at least 200 seconds.

  • Shifted into park for at least 30 seconds.

  • The ignition has turned off.

Note:

If a vehicle idles for less than 200 seconds, then moves along without shifting into park at some point, the same trip continues, and the idling duration is not counted towards a stop. If a vehicle idles for more than 200 seconds, a new trip is created and only the idling time greater than the 200 seconds is reported as idling.

Ignition

In most cases, when the ignition turns off, it is considered a stop.

However, this is not the case in the following scenarios:

  • If the next stop is found to be less than five meters from the start. It is assumed that this is the result of GPS drift or a quick car shuffle, and it is ignored as a stop.

  • If there are less than 30 seconds between when the ignition turns on/off. It is assumed that the ignition signals are faulty and are ignored.

  • If the distance and time between when an ignition turns on/off would result in a speed greater than five meters per second. It is assumed that the ignition signals are faulty and are ignored.

  • When the ignition turns on/off with no movement between. These are also ignored.

Important: DATA PRIOR TO 2022

Events defined with a gear shift into the park position, are only identified after January 1, 2022. Data prior to this date only use movement, idling, and ignition status to define the start and end of trips.