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The document contains an exercise on passing sight distance with 7 questions. The questions cover topics like calculating stopping distance and coefficient of friction given vehicle speed and road conditions like grade and surface friction. They also include questions about determining speed from measured skid marks and calculating overturning speed based on road geometry and vehicle specifications.

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3 1 Sight Distances

The document contains an exercise on passing sight distance with 7 questions. The questions cover topics like calculating stopping distance and coefficient of friction given vehicle speed and road conditions like grade and surface friction. They also include questions about determining speed from measured skid marks and calculating overturning speed based on road geometry and vehicle specifications.

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EXERCISE 3.

PASSING SIGHT DISTANCE

Name: Date: Score:


Course / Yr: Time:

1. A vehicle initially traveling at 66 km/h skids to a stop on a 3% downgrade, where the pavement surface
provides a coefficient of friction equal to 0.3. How far does the vehicle travel before coming to a stop?
a) 63.5 m

2. A vehicle initially traveling at 150 km/hr skids to a stop on a 3% downgrade, taking 200 m to do so.
What is the coefficient of friction on this surface?
a) 0.47

3. What should the grade be for the previous example if the coefficient of friction is 0.40?
a) 0.04

4. You are shown a crash scene with a vehicle and a light pole. The vehicle was estimated to hit the light
pole at 50 km/hr. The skid marks are measured to be 210, 205, 190, and 195 meters. A trial run that is
conducted to help measure the coefficient of friction reveals that a car traveling at 60 km/hr can stop in
100 meters under conditions present at the time of the accident. How fast was the vehicle traveling to
begin with?
a) 98 kph

5. Determine the Stopping Sight Distance from Problem 4, assuming an AASHTO recommended perception-
reaction time of 2.5 seconds.
a) 338

2.35 A highway curve having a radius of 120 m has an angle of embankment equal to 9.31°. A car has a weight
of 15 kN and center of gravity is located 0.80 m above the roadway. Distance between from wheels is 1.2
m. If friction is great enough to prevent skidding, at what speed would overturning impend?
c) 535 kph d) 345 kph a) 234 kph b) 126 kph

2.63 In a road test for measuring skid resistance using a skid resistance equipment, indicates a certain time of
brake application and the braking distance indicated by the skid mark is 41.6 m before the vehicle was
brought to stop. What is the average skid resistance of the surface when the velocity of the car when the
brakes were applied is equal to 40 kph. The road is on a level surface.
a) 0.15 b) 0.12 c) 0.21 d) 0.32
EXERCISE 3.1

SIGHT DISTANCE

Name: Date: Score:


Course / Yr: Time:

Instruction: Choose the correct answer. Erasures are discredited.

1. A vehicle initially traveling at 66 km/h skids to a stop on a 3% downgrade, where the pavement surface
provides a coefficient of friction equal to 0.3. How far does the vehicle travel before coming to a stop?
a) 62.8 m b) 19.9 m c) 49.3 m d) 63.5 m

2. A vehicle initially traveling at 150 km/hr skids to a stop on a 3% downgrade, taking 200 m to do so.
What is the coefficient of friction on this surface?
a) 0.35 b) 0.29 c) 0.32 d) 0.47

3. What should the grade be for the previous example if the coefficient of friction is 0.40?
a) 0.537 b) 0.04 c) 0.05 d) 0.175

4. You are shown a crash scene with a vehicle and a light pole. The vehicle was estimated to hit the light
pole at 50 km/hr. The skid marks are measured to be 210, 205, 190, and 195 meters. A trial run that is
conducted to help measure the coefficient of friction reveals that a car traveling at 60 km/hr can stop in
100 meters under conditions present at the time of the accident. How fast was the vehicle traveling to
begin with?
a) 86 kph b) 85 kph c) 98 kph c) 94 kph

5. Determine the Stopping Sight Distance from Problem 4, assuming an AASHTO recommended perception-
reaction time of 2.5 seconds.
a) 520 b) 264 c) 338 d) 963

6 A highway curve having a radius of 120 m has an angle of embankment equal to 9.31°. A car has a weight
of 15 kN and center of gravity is located 0.80 m above the roadway. Distance between from wheels is 1.2
m. If friction is great enough to prevent skidding, at what speed would overturning impend?
a) 234 kph b) 535 kph c) 345 kph d) 126 kph

7 In a road test for measuring skid resistance using a skid resistance equipment, indicates a certain time of
brake application and the braking distance indicated by the skid mark is 41.6 m before the vehicle was
brought to stop. What is the average skid resistance of the surface when the velocity of the car when the
brakes were applied is equal to 40 kph. The road is on a level surface.
a) 0.21 b) 0.15 c) 0.12 d) 0.32

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