The length of a highway is 550 m when a head-onvehicle collision occurred. Police reports show thatneither human error nor vehicle malfunction was thecause of the collision. Check if the length of the highwayis sufficient for an overtaking maneuver.Accident Report:-Speed of Overtaking Car = 96 kph-Speed of Overtaken Car= 88 kph-Perception-reaction time 2.5 sec-Average acceleration = 2.4 m/sec2-Time of the passing vehicle occupying the left lane(10.4 sec)- Distance between the passing vehicle at the end of itsmaneuver and the opposing vehicle= 84 m

Given data, Speed of overtaking car u = 96 kmph = 59.65 mph Speed of overtaken vehicle Vb = 88 kmph…

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Traffic and Highway Engineering

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