Question 1 a) The spot speeds and headways of vehicles are measured by two loop detectors on a single lane at location Y on a freeway. A sample of the observations is given below: Headway q 7/4 i. ii. Vehicle no. 1 2 3 4 5 Travel time between loops (seconds) 0.90 0.81 0.92 0.75 1.03 between vehicles (seconds) 3.60 3.14 4.00 3.50 3.72 q= S= If the loop detectors are spaced 20 meters apart, estimate the space mean speed and flow of the traffic stream. If it is known that the jam density (k) on this section is 105 vehicles/km per lane, and that a linear speed-density relationship holds, what would you estimate the free-flow speed of the section to be?
Question 1 a) The spot speeds and headways of vehicles are measured by two loop detectors on a single lane at location Y on a freeway. A sample of the observations is given below: Headway q 7/4 i. ii. Vehicle no. 1 2 3 4 5 Travel time between loops (seconds) 0.90 0.81 0.92 0.75 1.03 between vehicles (seconds) 3.60 3.14 4.00 3.50 3.72 q= S= If the loop detectors are spaced 20 meters apart, estimate the space mean speed and flow of the traffic stream. If it is known that the jam density (k) on this section is 105 vehicles/km per lane, and that a linear speed-density relationship holds, what would you estimate the free-flow speed of the section to be?
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