Research Article
Measuring Passenger Car Equivalents (PCE) for Heavy Vehicle on Two Lane Highway Segments Operating Under Various Traffic Conditions
| PCE factor value | | Analysis lane TVL | Opposite lane TVL lasting time | Opposite lane TVL | A | 5 min | 15 min | 30 min | 60 min | 90 min | 120 min |
| A | | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | B | | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | C | | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | D | | 2.35 | 2.60 | 2.88 | 4.16 | 5.43 | 6.71 | E | | 1.67 | 1.36 | 1.21 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.06 |
| | B | | | | | | | A | | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | B | | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | C | | 2.53 | 3.03 | 3.46 | 3.89 | 5.47 | 7.05 | D | | 1.89 | 1.76 | 1.70 | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.65 | E | | 1.37 | 1.16 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.02 |
| | C | | | | | | | A | | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | B | | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | C | | 2.08 | 2.06 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.04 | D | | 1.53 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.31 | E | | 1.25 | 1.10 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.01 |
| | D | | | | | | | A | | 2.10 | 2.09 | 2.07 | 2.06 | 2.56 | 3.06 | B | | 3.02 | 3.78 | 4.23 | 4.56 | 4.69 | 4.76 | C | | 1.45 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.28 | D | | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.13 | E | | 1.16 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.01 |
| | E | | | | | | | A | | 2.26 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.34 | B | | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.56 | C | | 1.26 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | D | | 1.20 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.10 | E | | 1.10 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.00 |
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