Data obtained from aerial photography showed six vehicles on a 600 ft – long section of road. Traffic data collected at the same time indicated an average time headway of 4 sec. Determine (a) the density on the highway, (b) the flow on the road, and (c) the space mean speed

Data obtained from aerial photography showed six vehicles on a 600 ft – long section of road. Traffic data collected at the same time indicated an average time headway of 4 sec. Determine (a) the density on the highway, (b) the flow on the road, and (c) the space mean speed

Traffic and Highway Engineering

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Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter6: Fundamental Principles Of Traffic Flow

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Data obtained from aerial photography showed six vehicles on a 600 ft – long section of road.

Traffic data collected at the same time indicated an average time headway of 4 sec. Determine (a)

the density on the highway, (b) the flow on the road, and (c) the space mean speed.

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