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Calculate the safe stopping sight distance for a design speed of 60km/h for two way traffic on a single lane road. The reaction time of driver is 2.5 sec.

Traffic and Highway Engineering

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ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter7: Intersection Design

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 28P

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on a single lane road. The reaction time of
driver is 2.5 sec.

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