The car is traveling at a speed of 76 mi/hr as it approaches point A. Beginning at A, the car decelerates at a constant 7.1 ft/sec? until it gets to point B, after which its constant rate of decrease of speed is 2.3 ft/sec? as it rounds the interchange ramp. Determine the magnitude of the total car acceleration (o) just before it gets to B, (b) just after it passes B, and (c) at point C. 248 C 350'

The car is traveling at a speed of 76 mi/hr as it approaches point A. Beginning at A, the car decelerates at a constant 7.1 ft/sec? until it gets to point B, after which its constant rate of decrease of speed is 2.3 ft/sec? as it rounds the interchange ramp. Determine the magnitude of the total car acceleration (o) just before it gets to B, (b) just after it passes B, and (c) at point C. 248 C 350'

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter3: Characteristics Of The Driver, The Pedestrian, The Bicyclist, The Vehicle, and The Road

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12P

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