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DETERMINATION OF STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCES

Daniel B. Fambro, Kay Fitzpatrick, Rodger J. Koppa

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Abstract

This report describes the development of recommended revisions to the stopping sight distance (SSD) design policy that appears in portions of Chapters II and III of the 1994 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) publication, A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (referred to as the Green Book). It also proposes modifications to other sections of the Green Book that currently reference stopping sight distance. The contents of this report are, therefore, of immediate interest to highway designers; highway operations, capacity, and traffic control personnel; and others concerned with highway safety. The report's conclusions are derived from field observations of driver performance, driver visual capacity, driver eye heights, and vehicle heights, as well as safety and operational studies.

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This report describes the development of recommended revisions to the stopping sight distance (SSD) design policy that appears in portions of Chapters II and III of the 1994 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) publication, A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (referred to as the Green Book). It also proposes modifications to other sections of the Green Book that currently reference stopping sight distance. The contents of this report are, therefore, of immediate interest to highway designers; highway operations, capacity, and traffic control personnel; and others concerned with highway safety. The report's conclusions are derived from field observations of driver performance, driver visual capacity, driver eye heights, and vehicle heights, as well as safety and operational studies.

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This report describes the development of recommended revisions to the stopping sight distance (SSD) design policy that appears in portions of Chapters II and III of the 1994 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) publication, A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (referred to as the Green Book). It also proposes modifications to other sections of the Green Book that currently reference stopping sight distance. The contents of this report are, therefore, of immediate interest to highway designers; highway operations, capacity, and traffic control personnel; and others concerned with highway safety. The report's conclusions are derived from field observations of driver performance, driver visual capacity, driver eye heights, and vehicle heights, as well as safety and operational studies.

Key concepts: Sight, State highway, Transport engineering, Geometric design, Engineering, State (computer science), Highway system, Computer science

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