alculate the minimum passing sight distance required for a two-lane rural roadway at has a posted speed limit of 45 mi/h. The local traffic engineer conducted a speed udy of the subject road and found the following: average speed of the passing vehicle as 47 mi/h with an average acceleration of 1.43 mi/h/sec, and the average speed of peder vehicles was 40 mi/h.

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Calculate the minimum passing sight distance required for a two-lane rural roadway
that has a posted speed limit of 45 mi/h. The local traffic engineer conducted a speed
study of the subject road and found the following: average speed of the passing vehicle
was 47 mi/h with an average acceleration of 1.43 mi/h/sec, and the average speed of
impeder vehicles was 40 mi/h.
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the minimum passing sight distance required for a two-lane rural roadway that has a posted speed limit of 45 mi/h. The local traffic engineer conducted a speed study of the subject road and found the following: average speed of the passing vehicle was 47 mi/h with an average acceleration of 1.43 mi/h/sec, and the average speed of impeder vehicles was 40 mi/h.
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