35.1 - Overview
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Practice Questions
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Define capacity in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about what capacity means in terms of numbers.
What does Level of Service (LOS) indicate?
💡 Hint: Consider how a driver feels while on the road.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does capacity refer to in transportation?
💡 Hint: Think about what traffic flow means in numbers.
True or False: Level of Service is a quantitative measure of traffic.
💡 Hint: Remember the perspective from which LOS is evaluated.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a two-lane highway with a stated capacity of 1200 vehicles per hour and operating at a Level of Service D during peak hours, analyze the situation. What can be inferred regarding traffic flow and possible causes of congestion?
💡 Hint: Consider how many vehicles are usually on the road compared to what it can handle.
A city is faced with tackling high congestion at an intersection that operates at LOS E. What measures could be introduced to improve capacity without modifying the road design?
💡 Hint: Think about timing signals versus building more roads.
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