Select the true items related to critical gap. Select only the four correct answers.      It is a gap that about ninety percent of the drivers of leading vehicles would accept.       It is a gap that about fifty percent of the drivers of leading vehicles would accept.       The following vehicle is the one that follows the leading vehicle and merges into the mainstream traffic without stopping.     The following vehicle is the one that follows the leading vehicle but stops before merging into the mainstream traffic.      The critical gap is greater than the follow-up gap.     The critical gap is smaller than the follow-up gap.

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Select the true items related to critical gap. Select only the four correct answers. 

 

 

It is a gap that about ninety percent of the drivers of leading vehicles would accept.  


 

 

It is a gap that about fifty percent of the drivers of leading vehicles would accept.  


 

 

The following vehicle is the one that follows the leading vehicle and merges into the mainstream traffic without stopping.


 

 

The following vehicle is the one that follows the leading vehicle but stops before merging into the mainstream traffic. 


 

 

The critical gap is greater than the follow-up gap.


 

 

The critical gap is smaller than the follow-up gap.


 

 

The leading vehicle is the one that merges into the mainstream traffic and never becomes the queue head in the minor approach.


 

 

The leading vehicle is the one that stops before merging into the mainstream traffic and becomes the queue head in the minor approach.

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A critical gap is a minimum time gap that required to enter in a circulating traffic.

It is a gap about 50 percent of the drivers of leading vehicle accept it 

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