PTV Vissim & Viswalk: 5 modes of transport with 200 people each FLOW of people

This video shows how 200 people cross the line of a signal head in different modes. There are 133 cars to take account for the typical occupation of cars, 10 busses, since there are typically (arguably) 20 passengers in a bus in an urban setting, 5 trams assuming an average of 40 passengers, and of course 200 cyclists and 200 pedestrians. All lanes are 3.5 m wide. SPACE At the moment when the signal turns green the 133 cars require 1030 m to align in front of the signal. This makes up for a person (!) line density of persons per meter or an area density of persons / square meter (18 sqm per person). The busses go with a fraction of this: 134 m, which means persons / meter or persons / square meter (2.3 sqm per person). For the trams this is very similar: 197 m ( persons / meter or persons / square meter, resp. 3.4 sqm / person). For the cyclists 115 m are required ( persons / meter or persons / square meter). As expected pedestrians require the fewest space