Assignment #02

1. Explain the three “C”s concept in the transportation planning process, as mandated in the
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962.
2. A particular TAZ contains 400 houses, with an average 6 persons and 3 autos for each
household, determine the average number of trips per day in that zone Using Multiple
Regression.
3. A person travels to work in the morning and returns home in the evening. How many
productions and attractions are generated in the work and residence zones?
4. A small town has been divided into three traffic zones. An origin-destination survey was
conducted earlier this year and yielded the number of trips between each zone as shown
in the table below. Travel times between zones were also determined. Provide a trip
distribution calculation using the gravity model for two iterations. AssumeKij_1.
The following table shows the number of productions and attractions in each zone.

5. For the travel pattern in Figure 12.18, develop the Fratar method of trip distribution for
two iterations using the average growth factor method.

6. Determine the number of transit trips per day in a zone which has 20000 people living on
100 acres. The auto ownership is 60% of zero autos per household and 40% of one auto
per household.
7. To illustrate the application of the QRS method, assume that the data shown in Table
below
Travel Data between two zones K and F
Auto Transit
Distance 12 mi 10 mi
Cost per mile $0.2 $0.15
Excess time 6 min 10 min
 Parking Cost $ 2 (or 1/trip) -
Speed 35 mi/h 18 mi/h

8. It has been observed that interstate truck traffic has been growing at an average rate of
4% annually for the past 20 years. Currently, truck ADT volumes are 12000 veh/day. a.
Provide an estimate of truck traffic 4 years hence if the past 20 years of growth is
expected to continue.
9. Determine your average walking speed. Compare your results with that of the suggested
walking speed in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Is there a difference?
Which value is more conservative and why?
10. Calculate the perception-reaction distance for a driver with a perception-reaction time of
2.5 who has a 65 mph speed.
11. Determine the horsepower developed by a passenger car traveling at a speed of 60 mph
on an upgrade of 4% with a smooth pavement. The weight of the car is 4500 lb and the
cross-sectional area of the car is 45 ft2.
12. Repeat Problem 6 for a 24,000-lb truck with a cross-sectional area of 100 ft2 and
coefficient of drag of 0.5 traveling at 50 mi/h.
13. The design speed of a multilane highway is 70 mi/h. What is the minimum stopping sight
distance that should be provided on the road if (a) the road is level and (b) the road has a
maximum grade of 3.5%?, Assume the perception-reaction time = 2.5 sec.
14. What is the distance required to stop an average passenger car when brakes are applied
on a 2% downgrade if that vehicle was originally traveling at 40 mi/h?
15. A driver on a level two-lane highway observes a truck completely blocking the highway.
The driver was able to stop her vehicle only 20 ft from the truck. If the driver was driving
at 40 mi/h, how far was she from the truck when she first observed it?
16. Define the following terms and cite examples of how they are used.
a. Average annual daily traffic (AADT)
b. Average daily traffic (ADT)
c. Vehicle-miles of travel (VMT)
d. Peak hour volume (PHV).