Question: An engineering student is driving on a level roadway and sees a construction sign S = 1 8 5 m ahead in . the middle

An engineering student is driving on a level roadway and sees a construction sign
S =185m ahead in. the middle of the roadway. The student strikes the sign at a
speed of V =63km/h. If the student was travelling at 90 km/h when the sign was first
spotted, what was the student's associated perception/reaction time? How far back should the student have first observed the sign to be able to stop safely at a comfortable deceleration rate before hitting the sign? (3 decimal places)
(1) The perception/reaction time t=
S
(2) The stopping sight distance SSD=
m

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