In: Civil Engineering
What would be the difference in stopping sight distance for two vehicles, each travelling at 65 mph, (same tire conditions and road conditions) if one is going up a 6% grade and the other going down a 6% grade?
Stopping sight distance is the minimum distance visible to a driver ahead or the 'sight distance' available on a highway at any spot should be of sufficient length to safely stop a vehicle traveling at design speed, without collision with any other obstruction.
Now the numerical part,