30.3 - Speed
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Practice Questions
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What is speed in a traffic flow context?
💡 Hint: Think about how speed is defined mathematically.
Define spot speed.
💡 Hint: Recall the meaning of 'instantaneous' in relation to speed.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the formula for calculating speed?
💡 Hint: Recall the basic definition of speed.
True or False: Journey speed is the speed of a vehicle without considering stoppages.
💡 Hint: Think about whether stops are factored into journey calculations.
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Challenge Problems
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A car travels 300 km in 4 hours. Calculate the running speed. Then, if it makes two 15-minute stops, what is the journey speed?
💡 Hint: Break down the total time for the journey considering stops.
Using traffic data, you know that 150 vehicles passed a point in 30 minutes. Calculate the time mean speed, then interpret how this affects traffic flow.
💡 Hint: Remember, this means how well vehicles are handling traffic conditions during that period.
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