32.1 - Overview
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Practice Questions
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What are the key traffic characteristics to measure?
💡 Hint: Recall the acronym 'SFTD'
Name a common device used for traffic data collection.
💡 Hint: Think of technology that counts vehicles.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the fundamental equation relating flow, speed, and density?
💡 Hint: Remember the relationship q = u.k.
True or False: Data cannot be collected in a laboratory environment for traffic studies.
💡 Hint: Think of real-world behavior.
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Challenge Problems
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Conduct a theoretical moving observer study over a mile stretch of road. Project how many vehicles would pass in peak hours if density is 150 vehicles/km and the average speed is 40 km/hr.
💡 Hint: Use the fundamental equation relating flow, speed, and density.
Assuming a data collection session resulted in an inductive loop detecting 500 vehicles in one hour at peak time, how might this influence traffic signal timing?
💡 Hint: Think about how signal adjustments are made based on volume.
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