1. The distance travelled by a vehicle during perception-reaction time is 55.56m. If this vehicle is travelling on a 4% downhill road section with a design speed of 80 kph and a coefficient of friction with the tires of 0.35, what would be the braking distance required if the available stopping sight distance is 136.74m.?

1. The distance travelled by a vehicle during perception-reaction time is 55.56m. If this vehicle is travelling on a 4% downhill road section with a design speed of 80 kph and a coefficient of friction with the tires of 0.35, what would be the braking distance required if the available stopping sight distance is 136.74m.?

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter7: Intersection Design

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 27P

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