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Term of the Road Dictionary

peak hour factor

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Traffic Traffic Engineering
  • Definition : Measure of the traffic variation during the peak hour, computed as the traffic flow during the whole peak hour divided by the maximum 15-min flow rate within the same hour [NVF-ITS].
  • Abbreviation : PHF

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