Practice Cycle time - 41.5 | 20. Trafic Signal Design - I | Transportation Engineering - Vol 2
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Question 1

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Define cycle time in traffic signal design.

💡 Hint: Think about the signal's operation duration.

Question 2

Easy

What does headway refer to?

💡 Hint: Focus on the timing of vehicles in a sequence.

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Question 1

What is cycle time in traffic signals?

  • A. Duration of green light
  • B. Total time for all signals
  • C. Time for vehicle stops

💡 Hint: Think of the overall time taken for all traffic lights.

Question 2

True or False: Headway is the same for all vehicles at an intersection.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider varying distances and starting times.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a saturation headway of 1.5 seconds, how many vehicles can pass in an hour if the traffic light remains green? Assume the green time is uninterrupted.

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between headway in seconds and flow in hours.

Question 2

A traffic signal has a cycle length of 80 seconds with a green time of 35 seconds, yellow time of 5 seconds, and total lost time of 6 seconds. Calculate the effective green time.

💡 Hint: Add green and yellow times, then deduct lost times.

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