Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysi (NEW!!)
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Author: Fred L. Mannering, Scott S. Washburn
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Chapter 7, Problem 30P
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The number cycle for the approach to have no vehicles in the queue and the total delay for the approach.
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