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Uniform delay level of service: the uniform delay uses green instead of cycle · case 01

Uniform delay level of service returns a wrong result when the uniform delay uses green instead of cycle.

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ROOT CAUSE

The leading factor multiplies by the green time rather than the cycle length.

THE FAILURE

The leading factor multiplies by the green time rather than the cycle length.

Unsuccessful approach: Dropping the one-half factor doubles every uniform delay.

Case contract

Input {cycle, green, volume, sat_per_lane, lanes}. lam = green/cycle, capacity = sat*lanes*lam, X = volume/capacity, uniform delay d = 0.5*C*(1-lam)^2/(1 - min(1,X)*lam) rounded half up to tenths. LOS thresholds on tenths: <=100 A, <=200 B, <=350 C, <=550 D, <=800 E, else F; any X > 1 is F. Return {vc_milli: floor(1000X), delay_tenths, los}.

Why this case matters

Signal timing arithmetic is exact and integer or rational; a wrong rule silently produces unsafe or inefficient timing plans.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from fractions import Fraction
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    C, g = x['cycle'], x['green']
    lam = Fraction(g, C)
    cap = x['sat_per_lane'] * x['lanes'] * lam
    X = Fraction(x['volume']) / cap
    d = Fraction(1, 2) * g * (1 - lam) ** 2 / (1 - min(1, X) * lam)
    tenths = int(d * 10 + Fraction(1, 2))
    if X > 1:
        los = 'F'
    else:
        los = 'F'
        for lim, lab in ((100, 'A'), (200, 'B'), (350, 'C'), (550, 'D'), (800, 'E')):
            if tenths <= lim:
                los = lab
                break
    return {'vc_milli': int(X * 1000), 'delay_tenths': tenths, 'los': los}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[({'cycle': 70, 'green': 12, 'volume': 699, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 755, 'delay_tenths': 276, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 40, 'volume': 1300, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1026, 'delay_tenths': 400, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 150, 'green': 114, 'volume': 899, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 219, 'delay_tenths': 52, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 80, 'green': 23, 'volume': 720, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1473, 'delay_tenths': 285, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 110, 'green': 46, 'volume': 2980, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1875, 'delay_tenths': 320, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 900, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 250, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 60, 'green': 40, 'volume': 800, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 666, 'delay_tenths': 60, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 61, 'volume': 5477, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1584, 'delay_tenths': 145, 'los': 'F'})], [({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 700, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 583, 'delay_tenths': 248, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 46, 'volume': 1207, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1749, 'delay_tenths': 370, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 675, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 750, 'delay_tenths': 200, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 80, 'green': 15, 'volume': 1187, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1861, 'delay_tenths': 325, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 140, 'green': 10, 'volume': 336, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 825, 'delay_tenths': 641, 'los': 'E'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 40, 'volume': 1300, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1026, 'delay_tenths': 400, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 110, 'green': 75, 'volume': 901, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 347, 'delay_tenths': 73, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 37, 'volume': 252, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 240, 'delay_tenths': 310, 'los': 'C'})], [({'cycle': 60, 'green': 40, 'volume': 800, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 666, 'delay_tenths': 60, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 75, 'volume': 5585, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1567, 'delay_tenths': 225, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 1900, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 300, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 130, 'green': 42, 'volume': 1194, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1945, 'delay_tenths': 440, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 700, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 583, 'delay_tenths': 248, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 64, 'volume': 1391, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 639, 'delay_tenths': 110, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 900, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 250, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 140, 'green': 12, 'volume': 214, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1468, 'delay_tenths': 640, 'los': 'F'})], [({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 700, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 583, 'delay_tenths': 248, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 60, 'green': 40, 'volume': 800, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 666, 'delay_tenths': 60, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 150, 'green': 69, 'volume': 1748, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 405, 'los': 'D'}), ({'cycle': 70, 'green': 44, 'volume': 4822, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1504, 'delay_tenths': 130, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 80, 'green': 17, 'volume': 262, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 216, 'delay_tenths': 260, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 58, 'volume': 1641, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 748, 'delay_tenths': 110, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 12, 'volume': 202, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 841, 'delay_tenths': 381, 'los': 'D'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 675, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 750, 'delay_tenths': 200, 'los': 'B'})], [({'cycle': 110, 'green': 92, 'volume': 1602, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 504, 'delay_tenths': 25, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 40, 'volume': 1300, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1026, 'delay_tenths': 400, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 140, 'green': 122, 'volume': 538, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 342, 'delay_tenths': 17, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 60, 'green': 33, 'volume': 2805, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 135, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 60, 'green': 39, 'volume': 1335, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1208, 'delay_tenths': 105, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 130, 'green': 110, 'volume': 2282, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1498, 'delay_tenths': 100, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 675, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 750, 'delay_tenths': 200, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 700, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 583, 'delay_tenths': 248, 'los': 'C'})]]
for i, (args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check('timing oracle' + ' %d' % i, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
timing oracle 0{'delay_tenths': 47, 'los': 'A', 'vc_milli': 755}{'delay_tenths': 276, 'los': 'C', 'vc_milli': 755}Failed
timing oracle 1{'delay_tenths': 133, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1026}{'delay_tenths': 400, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1026}Failed
timing oracle 2{'delay_tenths': 39, 'los': 'A', 'vc_milli': 219}{'delay_tenths': 52, 'los': 'A', 'vc_milli': 219}Failed
timing oracle 3{'delay_tenths': 82, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1473}{'delay_tenths': 285, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1473}Failed
timing oracle 4{'delay_tenths': 134, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1875}{'delay_tenths': 320, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1875}Failed
timing oracle 5{'delay_tenths': 125, 'los': 'B', 'vc_milli': 1000}{'delay_tenths': 250, 'los': 'C', 'vc_milli': 1000}Failed
timing oracle 6{'delay_tenths': 40, 'los': 'A', 'vc_milli': 666}{'delay_tenths': 60, 'los': 'A', 'vc_milli': 666}Failed
timing oracle 7{'delay_tenths': 98, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1584}{'delay_tenths': 145, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1584}Failed

SHA-256 / c55c39260bcf1832fdd6de29815ac91776861becba02ccc1049677dfa766f81c

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from fractions import Fraction
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    C, g = x['cycle'], x['green']
    lam = Fraction(g, C)
    cap = x['sat_per_lane'] * x['lanes'] * lam
    X = Fraction(x['volume']) / cap
    d = C * (1 - lam) ** 2 / (1 - min(1, X) * lam)
    tenths = int(d * 10 + Fraction(1, 2))
    if X > 1:
        los = 'F'
    else:
        los = 'F'
        for lim, lab in ((100, 'A'), (200, 'B'), (350, 'C'), (550, 'D'), (800, 'E')):
            if tenths <= lim:
                los = lab
                break
    return {'vc_milli': int(X * 1000), 'delay_tenths': tenths, 'los': los}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[({'cycle': 70, 'green': 12, 'volume': 699, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 755, 'delay_tenths': 276, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 40, 'volume': 1300, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1026, 'delay_tenths': 400, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 150, 'green': 114, 'volume': 899, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 219, 'delay_tenths': 52, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 80, 'green': 23, 'volume': 720, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1473, 'delay_tenths': 285, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 110, 'green': 46, 'volume': 2980, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1875, 'delay_tenths': 320, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 900, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 250, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 60, 'green': 40, 'volume': 800, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 666, 'delay_tenths': 60, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 61, 'volume': 5477, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1584, 'delay_tenths': 145, 'los': 'F'})], [({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 700, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 583, 'delay_tenths': 248, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 46, 'volume': 1207, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1749, 'delay_tenths': 370, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 675, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 750, 'delay_tenths': 200, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 80, 'green': 15, 'volume': 1187, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1861, 'delay_tenths': 325, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 140, 'green': 10, 'volume': 336, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 825, 'delay_tenths': 641, 'los': 'E'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 40, 'volume': 1300, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1026, 'delay_tenths': 400, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 110, 'green': 75, 'volume': 901, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 347, 'delay_tenths': 73, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 37, 'volume': 252, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 240, 'delay_tenths': 310, 'los': 'C'})], [({'cycle': 60, 'green': 40, 'volume': 800, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 666, 'delay_tenths': 60, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 75, 'volume': 5585, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1567, 'delay_tenths': 225, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 1900, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 300, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 130, 'green': 42, 'volume': 1194, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1945, 'delay_tenths': 440, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 700, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 583, 'delay_tenths': 248, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 64, 'volume': 1391, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 639, 'delay_tenths': 110, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 900, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 250, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 140, 'green': 12, 'volume': 214, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1468, 'delay_tenths': 640, 'los': 'F'})], [({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 700, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 583, 'delay_tenths': 248, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 60, 'green': 40, 'volume': 800, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 666, 'delay_tenths': 60, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 150, 'green': 69, 'volume': 1748, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 405, 'los': 'D'}), ({'cycle': 70, 'green': 44, 'volume': 4822, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1504, 'delay_tenths': 130, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 80, 'green': 17, 'volume': 262, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 216, 'delay_tenths': 260, 'los': 'C'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 58, 'volume': 1641, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 748, 'delay_tenths': 110, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 12, 'volume': 202, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 841, 'delay_tenths': 381, 'los': 'D'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 675, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 750, 'delay_tenths': 200, 'los': 'B'})], [({'cycle': 110, 'green': 92, 'volume': 1602, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 504, 'delay_tenths': 25, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 120, 'green': 40, 'volume': 1300, 'sat_per_lane': 1900, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 1026, 'delay_tenths': 400, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 140, 'green': 122, 'volume': 538, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 342, 'delay_tenths': 17, 'los': 'A'}), ({'cycle': 60, 'green': 33, 'volume': 2805, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 3}, {'vc_milli': 1000, 'delay_tenths': 135, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 60, 'green': 39, 'volume': 1335, 'sat_per_lane': 1700, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1208, 'delay_tenths': 105, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 130, 'green': 110, 'volume': 2282, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 1498, 'delay_tenths': 100, 'los': 'F'}), ({'cycle': 100, 'green': 50, 'volume': 675, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 1}, {'vc_milli': 750, 'delay_tenths': 200, 'los': 'B'}), ({'cycle': 90, 'green': 30, 'volume': 700, 'sat_per_lane': 1800, 'lanes': 2}, {'vc_milli': 583, 'delay_tenths': 248, 'los': 'C'})]]
for i, (args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check('timing oracle' + ' %d' % i, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
timing oracle 0{'delay_tenths': 552, 'los': 'E', 'vc_milli': 755}{'delay_tenths': 276, 'los': 'C', 'vc_milli': 755}Failed
timing oracle 1{'delay_tenths': 800, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1026}{'delay_tenths': 400, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1026}Failed
timing oracle 2{'delay_tenths': 104, 'los': 'B', 'vc_milli': 219}{'delay_tenths': 52, 'los': 'A', 'vc_milli': 219}Failed
timing oracle 3{'delay_tenths': 570, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1473}{'delay_tenths': 285, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1473}Failed
timing oracle 4{'delay_tenths': 640, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1875}{'delay_tenths': 320, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1875}Failed
timing oracle 5{'delay_tenths': 500, 'los': 'D', 'vc_milli': 1000}{'delay_tenths': 250, 'los': 'C', 'vc_milli': 1000}Failed
timing oracle 6{'delay_tenths': 120, 'los': 'B', 'vc_milli': 666}{'delay_tenths': 60, 'los': 'A', 'vc_milli': 666}Failed
timing oracle 7{'delay_tenths': 290, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1584}{'delay_tenths': 145, 'los': 'F', 'vc_milli': 1584}Failed

SHA-256 / 208ea6e3ab841b6db7f471007a0d7193a502f31efa9cb51a71302d5d3d7d10d5

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Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:47:59.587943+00:00.

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