From two 6-ft single loop detectors on a freeway segment, following traffic data were obtained. It was also estimated that the average of vehicle lengths is 34 feet in this freeway. Estimate flow, density, and speed from the data, and describe what is happening between two detector stations on the freeway. Location Density (vpm) 43.7 13.02 Count Flow (vph) 780 400 Speed (mph) P31 69.86 Upstream (veh/min) 13 Occupancy 0.710 Downstream 15 0.099
From two 6-ft single loop detectors on a freeway segment, following traffic data were obtained. It was also estimated that the average of vehicle lengths is 34 feet in this freeway. Estimate flow, density, and speed from the data, and describe what is happening between two detector stations on the freeway. Location Density (vpm) 43.7 13.02 Count Flow (vph) 780 400 Speed (mph) P31 69.86 Upstream (veh/min) 13 Occupancy 0.710 Downstream 15 0.099
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