Practice Overview - 13.1 | 13. Sight Distance | Transportation Engineering - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

What is stopping sight distance?

💡 Hint: It involves both lag distance and braking distance.

Question 2

Easy

Why is sight distance important in road design?

💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between visibility and safety.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does SSD stand for in traffic engineering?

  • Safe Sight Distance
  • Stopping Sight Distance
  • Sight Distance Safety

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship of stopping to road safety.

Question 2

True or False: Higher speeds decrease stopping sight distance.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Higher speeds imply longer stopping times.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a vehicle traveling at 60 km/h and a friction coefficient of 0.35 on a flat road, calculate the stopping sight distance.

💡 Hint: Use the formula correctly and ensure units are consistent.

Question 2

A driver descends a 5% gradient and needs to calculate the stopping distance at 80 km/h with a friction coefficient of 0.4. Calculate the SSD.

💡 Hint: Consider how gradient affects stopping distance calculations.

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