How do you calculate peak hour factor?
How do you calculate peak hour factor? Calculating PHF Calculating the PHF requires the total traffic volume for each fifteen-minute interval within the peak hour. You then take that total and divide it by four times the volume of the busiest fifteen minutes within the hour.
What is a synonym for peak hour?
Synonyms of rush hour (noun heaviest commuter traffic) congestion. traffic jam. bottleneck. gridlock.
Why does rush hour start at 3?
Largely because schools get out around that time. Put together the school and after school activity with the end of the work day for people who work 6:30 to 3:00, plus shoppers, and you can get more chaotic traffic than when most of the traffic is either coming from or going to work.
Why is rush hour worse in the evening?
Their explanation: There may be many reasons, but the biggest one is that in the morning, people usually have a single destination in mind: getting to school or work. In the evening, people leave work at different times, and often run errands, go to dinner, shop, etc., driving more total miles.
Which day of the week has the least traffic?
If you are looking for the best day to drive long-distance, Sunday is the day that tends to have the least amount of traffic on the roads. However, Tuesdays have the least amount of crashes according to the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration).