a driver is traveling at 65 mi/h rounds a curve on a level grade to see a truck overturned across the roadway at a distance of 350 ft. if the drivers is able to decelerate at a rate of 10 ft/s2. At what speed will the vehicle hit the truck? Plot the result for reaction times ranging from 0.5 to 5 seconds in increments of 0.5 seconds

a driver is traveling at 65 mi/h rounds a curve on a level grade to see a truck overturned across the roadway at a distance of 350 ft. if the drivers is able to decelerate at a rate of 10 ft/s2. At what speed will the vehicle hit the truck? Plot the result for reaction times ranging from 0.5 to 5 seconds in increments of 0.5 seconds

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 11P

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