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Term of the Road Dictionary

peak hour traffic

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Traffic Traffic Engineering
  • Definition : Highest volume of traffic measured during a day for a period of one hour. Note: usually two peak hours are considered: "morning" peak hour and "evening" peak hour.
  • Synonyms : rush hour traffic

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