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2011 Headway calculation
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mangeshwakankar,

You need to be a little careful where speeds/distances are altered and whether the value is added or subtracted. I would suggest that 108s whislt notionally correct would be better written as adding to the minimum headway distance as kball's attempt at the question.

In effect, headway can be thought of in two ways.
1) signal braking distance is a safety measure
2) headway time is an operational requirement.

Signalling means we ensure safety first, we satisfy the operational requirement secondly. The distinction is very important and shows an understanding of the principles.
Le coureur
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2011 Headway calculation - by kball - 29-02-2012, 10:16 PM
RE: Headway calculation - by Jerry1237 - 01-03-2012, 09:16 AM
RE: Headway calculation - by Zaphod - 01-03-2012, 10:26 AM
RE: Headway calculation - by PJW - 02-03-2012, 09:47 AM
RE: Headway calculation - by mangeshwakankar - 06-03-2012, 08:55 AM
RE: Headway calculation - by Jerry1237 - 07-03-2012, 09:12 AM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by kball - 11-03-2012, 08:39 PM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by PJW - 11-03-2012, 09:52 PM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by PJW - 27-09-2012, 09:37 PM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by Nagasri.Jonna - 28-09-2012, 05:58 AM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by arpan_singhania - 28-09-2012, 09:31 AM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by PJW - 28-09-2012, 03:39 PM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by kiran218 - 16-11-2012, 11:42 AM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by PJW - 16-11-2012, 12:45 PM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by kiran218 - 15-11-2012, 10:44 AM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by PJW - 15-11-2012, 01:21 PM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by asrisaku - 20-06-2014, 06:03 AM
Headway calc, second attempt - by kball - 09-03-2012, 12:54 AM
RE: Headway calc, second attempt - by kball - 09-03-2012, 09:42 AM
RE: Headway calc, second attempt - by kball - 09-03-2012, 01:56 PM
RE: Headway calc, second attempt - by PJW - 11-03-2012, 12:32 PM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by kball - 14-03-2012, 02:56 PM
RE: 2011 Headway calculation - by PJW - 17-03-2012, 04:59 PM
2011 Calculations - by arpan_singhania - 01-05-2012, 11:41 AM
RE: 2011 Calculations - by PJW - 01-05-2012, 12:51 PM
RE: 2011 Calculations - by PJW - 02-05-2012, 07:44 PM
RE: 2011 Calculations - by arpan_singhania - 02-05-2012, 09:09 PM
2011 - Mod 2 - Question doubt - by NJK - 03-07-2012, 12:39 PM
RE: 2011 - Mod 2 - Question doubt - by PJW - 03-07-2012, 01:16 PM
doubts in 2011 module2 calculations - by mustafa - 11-09-2012, 07:23 AM
RE: doubts in 2011 module2 calculations - by PJW - 11-09-2012, 11:58 PM
RE: doubts in 2011 module2 calculations - by PJW - 12-09-2012, 11:43 PM
RE: doubts in 2011 module2 calculations - by PJW - 13-09-2012, 06:45 AM
RE: 2011 attempted layout - by PJW - 25-09-2012, 09:27 PM

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