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Term of the Road Dictionary

occupancy

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Traffic Traffic Engineering
  • Definition : For a given cross or short longitudinal section and time interval, percentage of time during which the road is occupied by one or more vehicles or persons.
  • Synonyms : occupancy percentage / occupancy time

Belegungsgrad

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Verkehr Verkehrstechnik
  • Definition : Verhältnis der Summe der Verweilzeiten der Fahrzeuge auf einer Kreuzung während eines Zeitintervalls zur Länge des Zeitintervalls. (Belegungsgrad einer Kreuzung).
  • Synonyms : Belegungszeit

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