• @grue
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    1 year ago

    I’m guessing you found this source: https://www.mikeontraffic.com/numbers-every-traffic-engineer-should-know/

    The number from that page he should actually be using is more like this one:

    Planning level daily capacity of a road (Round numbers based on Level of Service D/E thresholds in HCM 6th Edition)

    • 2 lane (w/ left turn lanes): 18,300 vehicles per day

    (Source: I’m a former traffic engineer.)

    • WalrusDragonOnABike
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      21 year ago

      Yup.

      What does “should” mean in this context? Wouldn’t it depend on if you are trying to compare peak capacities or daily usages? I’d assume which one matters more would vary based on why you are comparing them in the first place?