Answers to practice exam. If you have questions about where these numbers came from, send me an email. Problem 1 1. Grades and heavy vehicles affect PTSF and ATS differently, so we need different factors. 2. Step 1: Trip Generation; determine how many trips each zone will produce and attract. Trip distribution; takes the total productions/attractions from trip generation, and specifies both the start and ending points (OD matrix). Mode choice; takes the OD matrix from trip distribution, and splits those trips among available modes. Route choice; takes the driving OD matrix, and identifies which route people will take. Problem 2 1. 25 seconds 2. 350 vehicle-seconds Problem 3 Time-mean: 21 mph Space-mean: 17.1 mph Problem 4 1. 8.3% drive the Lambo, 91.7% drive the Caddy 2. Adding two bottle holders would do the trick.