A large billboard is to be constructed by the side of a two-lane road, on the inside of a horizontal curve, 27 feet from the edge of the innermost lane. If the road is located in a retirement community (where the design speed is 45 mph, the maximum superelevation is 4%, lanes are 12 feet wide, and the expected perception-reaction time is 3.5 seconds), is the billboard location acceptabl

A large billboard is to be constructed by the side of a two-lane road, on the inside of a horizontal curve, 27 feet from the edge of the innermost lane. If the road is located in a retirement community (where the design speed is 45 mph, the maximum superelevation is 4%, lanes are 12 feet wide, and the expected perception-reaction time is 3.5 seconds), is the billboard location acceptabl

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 19P

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