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  1. peter111

    calculating delta angle

    Hell, there are plenty of badly designed roads out there with plenty happily driving on them. Actually I am a very experienced Traffic Engineer and to my shame I have never used a delta angle not being a Highway Engineer. We do like to specialise in our professions!!!! However I can design...
  2. peter111

    Left-turn Restrictions

    Dont forget some vehicles may make the left turn by turning right and then U turning. Their willingness to do this is determined by the alternative route they have to follow instead. A longer alternative makes a higher probability they will do this. Careful planning of the length of the...
  3. peter111

    Turning Templates for FedEx, UPS, Etc.

    suggest you email FedEX and UPS and ask them what size delivery vehicles they use in that area then use your standard turning curves for that vehicle Document it and put it in a report and you cannot go wrong they are bound to try to send a bigger vehicle one day but as you are tight on space...
  4. peter111

    Back-in vs. Pull-in Parking - which is better?

    Surely the issue for Traffic Engineers is safety on the public highway. Because on the public highway speeds can be higher any accident is likely to be more serious not just a paint scratch. Therefore you should stop on a public highway and reverse in, when you pull out you can see clearly and...
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    Cost of mass transit

    There are a number of fixed rail projects internationally that are privately financed and therefore theoretically profitable, but I do not know about the US. However even Build Operate Transfer projects can have financial assistance from Governments included. However most get investors from...
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