Volume 6 Section 1 Part 1 TD 9/93

Chapter 1 Design Speed

1.8 Urban Roads: Low speed limits (30-40 mph) may be required due to the amount of frontage activity, but also where physical restrictions on the alignment make it impractical to achieve geometry relative to a higher Design Speed. Design Speeds shall be selected with reference to the speed limits envisaged for the road, so as to permit a small margin for speeds in excess of the speed limit, as shown in Table 2. The minimum Design Speed for a primary distributor shall be 70A kph.

Design Speed Related Parameters 1.9 The Design Speed bands 120, 100, 85 kp"h, etc dictate the minimum geometric parameters for the design, according to Table 3, which shows Desirable Minimum ( Absolute Minimum For Sag Curves only) values and values for certain Design Speed steps below Desirable Minimum. Desirable Minimum values represent the comfortable values dictated by the Design Speed.

SPEED LIMIT MPH KPH 30 48 64 40 80 50 96 60

DESIGN SPEED KPH 60 B 70A 85A 100A Table 2

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Horizontal Curve Design 7.25 The use of mid-large radius curves is counter productive, inhibiting the design of clear Overtaking Sections. They produce long dubious overtaking conditions for vehicles travelling in the left hand curve direction, and simply reduce the length of overtaking straight that could otherwise be achieved. Figure 24 shows a curve selection chart for horizontal curves, which illustrate the bands of radii (relative to Design Speed) and their applicability in the design of single carriageways.

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