Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysi (NEW!!)
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ISBN: 9781119305026
Author: Fred L. Mannering, Scott S. Washburn
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 2, Problem 33P
To determine
Theperception/reaction time of the driver before and after drinking assumingpractical stopping distance.
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