The length of a highway is 550 m when a head-on vehicle collision occurred. Police reports show that neither human error nor vehicle malfunction was the cause of the collision. Check if the length of the highway is sufficient for an overtaking maneuver. *Accident Report: Speed of Overtaking Car = 96 kph, Speed of Overtaken Car = 88 kph, Perception-reaction Time = 2.5 sec, Average acceleration = 2.4 m/sec2, Time of the passing vehicle occupying the left lane = 10.4 sec, Distance between the passing vehicle at the end of its maneuver and the opposing vehicle = 84m.

The length of a highway is 550 m when a head-on vehicle collision occurred. Police reports show that neither human error nor vehicle malfunction was the cause of the collision. Check if the length of the highway is sufficient for an overtaking maneuver. *Accident Report: Speed of Overtaking Car = 96 kph, Speed of Overtaken Car = 88 kph, Perception-reaction Time = 2.5 sec, Average acceleration = 2.4 m/sec2, Time of the passing vehicle occupying the left lane = 10.4 sec, Distance between the passing vehicle at the end of its maneuver and the opposing vehicle = 84m.

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter6: Fundamental Principles Of Traffic Flow

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