Question

The PCU (passenger car unit) value for car on an urban road is

• A. $3.0$
• B. $4.0$
• C. $1.0$
• D. $0.5$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $1.0$

$\mathrm{PCU}=\frac{\mathrm{Capacity}\mathrm{of}a\mathrm{roadway}\mathrm{when}\mathrm{there}\mathrm{are}\mathrm{passenger}\mathrm{car}\mathrm{only}}{\mathrm{Capacity}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{same}\mathrm{roadway}\mathrm{when}\mathrm{there}\mathrm{are}\mathrm{vehicles}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{that}\mathrm{class}\mathrm{only}}$

S.No.	Vehicle class	Equivalency Factors
1	Passenger car, tempo, auto-rickshaw, agricultural tractor	1.0
2	Bus, truck, agricultural tractor-trailer unit	3.0
3	Motor cycle, scooter and pedal cycle	0.5
4	Cycle rickshaw	1.5
5	Horse drawn vehicles	4.0
6	Small bullock cart and hand cart	6.0
7	Large bullock cart	8.0