A traffic enforcer counts the number of vehicles at a specific location in the highway. In his counting, there are 420 vehicles arrived in span of 1 hour. Assuming that the arrival of vehicles is Poisson distributed, estimate the probabilities of having 7 or more vehicles arriving over a 30-second time interval

A traffic enforcer counts the number of vehicles at a specific location in the highway. In his counting, there are 420 vehicles arrived in span of 1 hour. Assuming that the arrival of vehicles is Poisson distributed, estimate the probabilities of having 7 or more vehicles arriving over a 30-second time interval

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter4: Traffic Engineering Studies

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17P

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