Answer the following question about a basic freeway segment based on Highway Capacity Manual 2016 (assume right-hand traffic and use U.S. customary units): A six-lane freeway (three lanes in each direction) operates at the maximum service flow rate (MSF) of LOS D conditions during the peak hour with an observed demand volume of 3500 veh/h (one direction). The free flow speed (FFS) of the freeway is estimated to be 65 mi/h. The freeway is on rolling terrain and the traffic stream consists of passenger cars and trucks only. The PHF is 0.85 and the traffic is all commuters. The freeway operates under ideal conditions (no incidents, work zones, or weather events). If trucks were banned from the freeway and car traffic remained the same, what would the LOS be? [6 marks]
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