Practice Safe Sight Distance To Enter Into An Intersection (13.2.5)

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Question 1.
What is sight distance?
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Think about what distance drivers need to see obstacles.
Question 2.
How long is the typical reaction time considered in design?
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Remember the IRC recommendation!
3Question 3.
What is the typical reaction time used for design?
- 1.5 seconds
- 2 seconds
- 2.5 seconds
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Remember the design standard from the IRC.
4Question 4.
True or False: Higher vehicle speed requires a shorter stopping distance.
- True
- False
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Think about how speed impacts travel time.
Question 5.
A vehicle is traveling at 70 km/h on a highly frictional road (f=0.4). Calculate the SSD considering a reaction time of 2 seconds.
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Make sure all units are consistent before solving.
Question 6.
Consider a situation where a car is going downhill with a 3% gradient at a speed of 60 km/h. Calculate the adjusted stopping sight distance.
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Remember how gravity operates on the inclination.

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