GATE 2024 AR — Planning – Question 15

Urban Land Use and Transportation · Traffic survey methods, Traffic flow Analysis · 1 mark · Multiple choice

An enoscope in a traffic survey measures which quantity?

Volume/capacity ratio
Sight distance
Spot speed
Intersection delay

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Correct answer: (C) Spot speed

Explanation

An enoscope helps the observer identify vehicle passage over a measured short baseline; distance divided by travel time gives spot speed, C. It does not directly count capacity, measure visibility distance or evaluate intersection delay.

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