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  2. Units of measurement in transportation - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, it is computed per 100 million miles traveled, while internationally it is computed in 100 million or 1 billion kilometers traveled. According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety Volume of traffic, or vehicle miles traveled (VMT), is a predictor of crash incidence.

  3. League (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The French lieue — at different times — existed in several variants, namely 10,000, 12,000, 13,200 and 14,400 French feet, about 3.25 to 4.68 km (2.02 to 2.91 miles). It was used along with the metric system for a while, but is long discontinued.

  4. Scale (map) - Wikipedia

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    For example, some modern British maps have three bar scales, one each for kilometres, miles and nautical miles. A lexical scale in a language known to the user may be easier to visualise than a ratio: if the scale is an inch to two miles and the map user can see two villages that are about two inches apart on the map, then it is easy to work ...

  5. Mile - Wikipedia

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    The ratio of 15 Dutch miles to a degree remained fixed while the length of the mile was changed as with improved calculations of the circumference of the Earth. In 1617, Willebrord Snellius calculated a degree of the circumference of the Earth at 28,500 Rijnlantsche Roeden (within 3.5% of the actual value), which resulted in a Dutch mile of ...

  6. List of countries by road network size - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on road network density and the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.

  7. Vehicular metrics - Wikipedia

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    miles miles kilometers economy higher rating is better for vehicle longevity; lower elapsed is better for vehicle resale Drag coefficient (ratio) (ratio) (ratio) economics, top speed, range lower is better for moving into/through a fluid(air/water), higher is better for stopping/redirecting with a fluid Friction or Friction coefficient lbf or ...

  8. List of countries by length of coastline - Wikipedia

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    The ratio illustrates the ease of accessibility to the country's coast from every point in its interior. Therefore, an island country like Maldives, or a country carved by the sea like Greece, is more likely to have a high ratio, while a landlocked country will have a ratio of zero. Note that the scales at which The World Factbook figures were ...

  9. Available seat miles - Wikipedia

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    In passenger transportation, available seat miles (ASM) or available seat kilometers (ASK) [1] is a measure of passenger carrying capacity. It is equal to the number ...