Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 27P
To determine
Sight distance leg along the railroad tracks to permit a vehicle travelling at the design speed to safety cross the tracks when a train is observed at a distance equal to the sight distance leg.
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