The report is concerned with problems of vehicle eye-height, with particular reference to trucks. The analysis indicates that the inferior braking of trucks on vertical curves is compensated for, on the average, by increased visibility due to raised eye-height. However, this is not true for the long stopping distances required in the case of heavily loaded trucks. In particular, the cab-under truck design, with eye-height barely above .91 meters does not have the visibility advantage of conventional trucks and consequently does not have any compensation for inferior braking ability. Passing zone markings, standardized for passenger cars, are not adequate for trucks. Trucks require 50 percent more distance than passenger cars to pass on two-lane roads. The higher eye-height advantage does not fully compensate on crest vertical curves, for the passing disadvantages. It is suggested that an explicit procedure be designated for determining the geometric design eye-height standard.
Highway Sight-Distance Requirements: Truck Applications
1979
44 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Trucks , Visibility , Eyes , Height , Slopes , Braking , Distance , Pavements , Recommendations , Design standards , Comparison , Automobiles , Highways , Traffic safety , Vehicle passing , Pavement markings
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