LOS would find like shown below

The heavy vehicle adjustment factor fHV is calculated as follows. The HCM identifies
two classes of heavy vehicles: trucks and buses (considered to be equal in their
impact on traffic flow) and recreational vehicles. Each heavy vehicle is thought of as
being equivalent to some number of passenger cars. These passenger car equivalents
vary with the type of heavy vehicle, the percentage of heavy vehicles in the traffic
stream, and the length and severity of grades. They are defined for both extended general
freeway segments, for which terrain is classified as level, rolling, or mountainous
(Table C.7) and for specific combinations of length and severity of upgrade (Tables C.8
and C.9) and downgrade (Table C.10). The factor fHV may be computed from individual
passenger car equivalents values as follows:
(10.9)
where ET, ER _ passenger car equivalents for trucks and buses and for recreational
vehicles, respectively
PT, PR _ proportion of trucks and buses and of recreational vehicles, respectively,
in the traffic stream
The adjustment factor for driver population fp ranges from 1.00 to 0.85. For urban
weekday or commuter traffic, fp is taken to be 1.0; lower values may be used where
evidence exists that capacity is reduced as a result of the presence of drivers unfamiliar
with the roadway, for instance, in recreational areas.
The level of service for basic freeway sections may be determined from Figure
10.3 and Table C.1 or C.2. Using the measured or estimated free-flow speed, a
speed-flow curve may be constructed with the same shape as those in Figure 10.3.
From this curve and yp, the estimated speed S is determined. Alternatively, S may be
calculated as follows:
For 90 _ FFS _ 120 and (3,100 _ 15FFS) yp _ (1,800 _ 5FFS),
(10.10)
For 90 _ FFS _ 120 and yp _ (3,100 _ 15FFS),
S _ FFS (10.11)
The density D is then calculated as
(10.12)
and compared with the limiting values in Table C.1 or C.2. As an alternative, maximum
service flow rates for speeds falling between those in Table C.2 may be
determined by interpolation, and the level of service determined by comparing yp with
these limiting values.
D_
yp
S
S _ FFS _ c
1
28
(23FFS _ 1,800) a
yp _ 15FFS _ 3,100
20FFS _ 1,300
b
2.6
d
fHV _
1
1 _ PT (ET _ 1) _ PR(ER _ 1)
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EXAMPLE PROBLEM 10.2 A rural freeway has an ideal free-flow speed of 120 km/h and
two 3.6 m lanes in each direction, with right shoulder lateral clearance of 1.2 m. Interchanges
are spaced approximately 5 km apart. Traffic consists of 10 percent trucks and
buses and 8 percent recreational vehicles. The adjustment for driver population factor is
estimated to be 0.80. If the maximum 15-min flow rate is 1,760 veh/h