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Traffic Density Calculator

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Calculates traffic flow, density, average speed, and headway (vehicle spacing) using the fundamental traffic-flow equation.

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Traffic Flow (Vehicles/Hour)

600.0

The rate of vehicles passing per hour.

Traffic Density (Vehicles/km)

100.00

The number of vehicles per kilometer of road.

Headway (m)

10.0

The average spacing between consecutive vehicles.

Average Speed (km/h)

6.0

The average traffic speed, derived from flow divided by density.

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How is traffic density calculated?

Flow = Vehicles / Time. Density = Vehicles / Road Segment Length. The fundamental traffic-flow relationship, Flow = Speed x Density, is then used to back out the average speed.

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