EVALUATION OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE MUTCD MINIMUM PASSING SIGHT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR ABORTING THE PASSING MANEUVER

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) specifies the minimum passing sight distances in connection with the marking patterns delineating passing and no-passing zones. Although it has been discussed that the current MUTCD minimum passing sight distance requirement is inadequate for safe completion of the passing maneuver, the adequacy of the MUTCD requirement for aborting the passing maneuver has not been specifically addressed. The primary objectives of this article are to evaluate the adequacy of the MUTCD sight distance requirement for aborting the passing maneuver by using kinematic models and to establish the desired sight distances for safely aborting the passing maneuver.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • 1983 Student Paper Award Winner.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Saito, M
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 18-22
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Kinematics; Manuals; Mathematical models; Passing sight distance; Recommendations; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Requirement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389054
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 586
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM