Practice Overview - 35.1 | 14. Capacity and Level of Service | Transportation Engineering - Vol 2
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35.1 - Overview

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define capacity in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about what capacity means in terms of numbers.

Question 2

Easy

What does Level of Service (LOS) indicate?

💡 Hint: Consider how a driver feels while on the road.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does capacity refer to in transportation?

  • Maximum speed of vehicles
  • Maximum traffic volume a facility can sustain
  • Quality of driver experience

💡 Hint: Think about what traffic flow means in numbers.

Question 2

True or False: Level of Service is a quantitative measure of traffic.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember the perspective from which LOS is evaluated.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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.

Question 2

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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