4-14 Table 4.10 shows data obtained in a travel time study on a section of highway using the moving-vehicle technique. Estimate (a) the travel time and (b) the volume in each direction at this section of the highway. Chapter 4 Traffic Engineering Studies 149 Table 4.10 Travel Time Data for Problem 4-14 No. of No. of No. of Vehicles Vehicles That Vehicles Run Travel Traveling in Орposite Overtook Overtaken by Test Vehicle Direction/ Time Test Number (min) Direction Vehicle Northward 5.25 100 2 2 2 5.08 105 2 1 3 5.30 103 3 1 4 5.15 110 1 5.00 101 6. 5.51 98 7 5.38 97 1 1 8 5.41 112 2 3 5.12 109 3 1 10 5.31 107 Southward 1 4.95 85 1 2 4.85 88 1 3 5.00 95 1 4 4.91 100 2 1 5 4.63 102 1 6. 5.11 90 1 1 1 00

4-14 Table 4.10 shows data obtained in a travel time study on a section of highway using the moving-vehicle technique. Estimate (a) the travel time and (b) the volume in each direction at this section of the highway. Chapter 4 Traffic Engineering Studies 149 Table 4.10 Travel Time Data for Problem 4-14 No. of No. of No. of Vehicles Vehicles That Vehicles Run Travel Traveling in Орposite Overtook Overtaken by Test Vehicle Direction/ Time Test Number (min) Direction Vehicle Northward 5.25 100 2 2 2 5.08 105 2 1 3 5.30 103 3 1 4 5.15 110 1 5.00 101 6. 5.51 98 7 5.38 97 1 1 8 5.41 112 2 3 5.12 109 3 1 10 5.31 107 Southward 1 4.95 85 1 2 4.85 88 1 3 5.00 95 1 4 4.91 100 2 1 5 4.63 102 1 6. 5.11 90 1 1 1 00

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