What is the intersection sight distance (ft) needed at a yield controlled intersection for a passenger car to turn right onto a 2- way, 2-lane road with a design speed of 50 mph? [round to the nearest foot]

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What is the intersection sight distance (ft) needed at a yield controlled intersection for a passenger car to turn right onto a 2-
way, 2-lane road with a design speed of 50 mph?
[round to the nearest foot]
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 4 What is the intersection sight distance (ft) needed at a yield controlled intersection for a passenger car to turn right onto a 2- way, 2-lane road with a design speed of 50 mph? [round to the nearest foot]
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Given:

  1. design speed(v)=50mph
  2. 2-way 2-lane road.

Unit used:

  1. 1m=3.28084ft
  2. 1kmph=518m/s
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