Getting Started

Technical Issues
The computational procedures of the Highway Capacity Manual are complex, often including a number of default values or assumptions that need to be understood (and sometimes modified) if the procedures are to be applied correctly to specific problems.

This case study presents, and hopefully clarifies, a number of technical issues that often arise in the application of chapters 15, 16, and 17 of the HCM.  A searchable index of the issues and important key words addressed in this and other case studies within the HCMAG is provided near the bottom of the table of contents located in the left margin of this page and labeled as "Search".