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Sight Distance

Sight Distance is a design metric in highway geometric design that specifies the length of roadway visible to a driver, enabling safe decision-making by distinguishing it from other design elements through its direct role in ensuring adequate visibility for stopping, passing, or maneuvering.

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7.5K

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449

Authors

172

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2017–2026

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259

Perception-Response Time to Unexpected Roadway Hazards

Paul L. Olson, Michael Sivak · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · 1986 · 283 citations

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Impact of Cognitive Task Complexity on Drivers’ Visual Tunneling

Bryan Reimer · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board · 2009 · 185 citations

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Predicting Operating Speeds on Tangent Sections of Two-Lane Rural Highways

Abishai Polus, Kay Fitzpatrick, D B Fambro · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board · 2000 · 131 citations

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DETERMINATION OF STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCES

D B Fambro, Kay Fitzpatrick, R J Koppa · National Cooperative Highway Research Program report · 1997 · 125 citations

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The Effects of Restricted Preview on Driver Steering Control and Performance

John McLean, Errol R. Hoffmann · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · 1973 · 100 citations

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Authors

449

  1. SM
    Said M. Easa

    Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

    38 publications · 884 citations

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  2. YH
    Yasser Hassan

    Carleton University, Canada

    22 publications · 639 citations

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  3. MC
    María Castro

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

    13 publications · 387 citations

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  4. TS
    Tarek Sayed

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    11 publications · 394 citations

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  5. DB
    D B Fambro

    Texas A&M University, United States

    10 publications · 473 citations

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Institutions

172

  1. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    14 h-index

    22 publications

    847 citations

  2. Lakehead University

    Thunder Bay, Canada

    13 h-index

    28 publications

    908 citations

  3. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    13 h-index

    36 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    729 citations

  5. Toronto Metropolitan University

    Toronto, Canada

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    323 citations

  6. Texas Department of Transportation

    Austin, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    588 citations

  7. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    739 citations

  8. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    442 citations

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  2. Journal of Transportation Engineering

    26 publications · 654 citations

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  3. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

    10 publications · 175 citations

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  5. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

    5 publications · 222 citations

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