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of the program. A number of European countries have developed geometric design guidelines for highway-rail grade crossings. If the surface is uneven, the drivers attention may be devoted primarily to choosing the smoothest path over the crossing rather than determining if a train is approaching the crossing. the vehicle. If yield control is to be used for either approach, it is desirable that available sight distance be adequate for a traveler on the yield-controlled approach to slow, stop, and to avoid a traveler on the other approach. Distance, Intersection It is useful as an analysis tool for evaluating crossings where low-clearance vehicles or overhang dragging may be a problem.115 At the time of this writing, the program package was being updated. Where lesser sight distances exist, motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop not less than 4.5 meters (15 feet) before the near rail, unless and until they are able to determine, based upon the available sight distance, that there is no train approaching and it is safe to proceed. Clearing Sight Distance (in feet)*. It can encompass a large area that is usually privately owned. From there to the railroad right-of-way line, a maximum grade of 5 percent is specified. This is based on a driver eye height of three feet and an object height of three feet (AASHTO and IDOT). railroad and roadway rights of way at highway-rail grade crossings were usually purchased at the time the transportation facilities were built. sub-menu to initiate this module. 1. WebThe Green Book (J) criteria indicate that both the horizontal sight triangle (Figure 3a) and the vertical curvature (Figure 3b) should be checked to ensure that the required critical generate a solution and causes output information to appear in the, The output from this module consists of the repeated input To permit this, three areas of the crossing environment should be kept free from obstructions. feet. The values given in Table 2-1 represent stopping sight distance endobj Ruden, Robert J., Albert Burg, and John P. McGuire. Washington, DC: FRA and FHWA, April 1980. This type of behavior may be conditioned; that is, if a driver is consistently exposed to uneven crossing surfaces, he or she may assume that all crossing surfaces are uneven whether or not they actually are.