Research Article
An Initial Investigation of the Effects of a Fully Automated Vehicle Fleet on Geometric Design
Table 3
Comparing lengths of vertical curves of current and proposed designs.
| | | | | Current standards design | Proposed standards design | | | Type | A (%) | K (m/%) | Length of curve (m) | K (m/%) | Length of curve (m) |
| | Crest vertical curves |
| | Curve 1 | Crest | 4.1 | 23.1 | 95.1 | 5.8 | 24 |
| | Curve 2 | Crest | 9.8 | 23.4 | 228.3 | 2.5 | 24 |
| | Curve 3 | Crest | 8.7 | 23.3 | 203.8 | 2.7 | 24 |
| | Curve 4 | Crest | 7.3 | 23.0 | 167.9 | 3.3 | 24 |
| | Sag vertical curves |
| | Curve 1 | Sag | 3.4 | 17.0 | 57.1 | 7.1 | 24 |
| | Curve 2 | Sag | 7.4 | 10.3 | 76.6 | 4.0 | 30 |
| | Curve 3 | Sag | 6.4 | 13.3 | 85.0 | 4.1 | 26 |
| | Curve 4 | Sag | 19.9 | 9.6 | 191.2 | 4.0 | 80 |
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