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Chapter 6: Timing Processes on One Approach
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The purpose of this activity is to help you learn to visualize the role of the minimum green time during the
early portion of the green and to see how the setting of this parameter can result in efficient or inefficient
timing.
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Relate the length of the minimum green time to the efficient operation of a phase
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Movie file: A33.wmv
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Prepare a spreadsheet that includes:
Tab 1:
Title page with activity number and title, authors, and date completed
Tab 2:
Your answers to the Critical Thinking Questions
Tab 3:
The data that you collected in Table 16 and Table 17
As you begin this activity, consider the following questions. You will come back to these questions once
you have completed the activity.
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When is the minimum green time too long?
2. How long should the minimum green time be in order to get vehicles moving during the early portion
of green?
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Determining the Length of the Minimum Green Time