1.A stretch of four-lane, two-way highway 6.0 km long has a traffic volume of 35,450 vehicles per day. If for the last three years, the total number of accidents recorded was 1,960, determine the accident rate per99 mvk. A__833.421 accidents per 99 mvk. B__833.142 accidents per 99 mvk. C__833.124 accidetns per 99 mvk. D__none of the above

1.A stretch of four-lane, two-way highway 6.0 km long has a traffic volume of 35,450 vehicles per day. If for the last three years, the total number of accidents recorded was 1,960, determine the accident rate per99 mvk. A833.421 accidents per 99 mvk. B833.142 accidents per 99 mvk. C833.124 accidetns per 99 mvk. Dnone of the above

Traffic and Highway Engineering

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Proper highway safety refers to the methods or rules that prevent highway travelers from being killed or severely injured. Proper highway safety measures help to protect motorists, cyclists, pedestrians, passengers on public transport, and so on.

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A__833.421 accidents per 99 mvk.

B__833.142 accidents per 99 mvk.

C__833.124 accidetns per 99 mvk.

D__none of the above

2.A section of road has 65 accidents recorded in three years. For the same period, the estimated vehicle travel on the section was 26 mvk. Considering only those sections having the same characteristics as under study, the mean rate is 75 accidents per 100 mvk. Is the section hazardous with 99 percent level of confidence?

A__YES

B__NO

C__UNDEFINE

3.The traffic accidents recorded from the past 3 years on a two-lane highway shows that there is a total of 545 property damage only, 135 for injury and 10 fatalities. Determine the severity ration of this data?

A__22%

B__20.104%

C__21.014%

D__24.014%

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