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2. The number of accidents for 8 years recorded in a certain section of a highway is 6582. If the average daily traffic is 463, what is the accident rate per million entering vehicles?

Traffic and Highway Engineering

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Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter8: Intersection Control

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Problem 10P

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Capacity and Level of Service at Intersections

The term capacity is associated with transportation engineering. Capacity helps to understand how many pedestrians or vehicles can be handled by a transport facility. Level of service is also a term associated with transportation engineering. The level of service indicates the performance of the transport facility.

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