Abstract
The purpose of this research is to findt he characteristicsw hich affectt raffic flow capacitye specially in developing countries and compare with the developed countries in order to solve traffic problems and contribute to the development of highway capacity manuals for developing countries such as the Philippines. The countries compared for this study are Japan. South Korea and the Philippines. The saturationf low rate. starting lost and start-up lost time, lane-changinga nd passengerc ar equivalents of certain vehicles are calculated for each country. The saturation flow rates of Tokyo and Seoul did not differ significantlyw hile the rate for Manila was considerablyl ower. The start-up lost time and starting lost time were also determined to be higher in Manila than in Tokyo. These differences indicate the need to develop a highway capacity manual which takes into account the characteristics of traffic flow in order to effectivelya nalyzea nd designi ntersectionsa nd roads in developingc ountries.
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