On-street parking on high-volume urban arterials generally:
Choose the correct answer
Reduces effective carriageway width and capacity
Increases design speed
Acts as superelevation
Eliminates pedestrian conflicts
Correct Answer
A. Reduces effective carriageway width and capacity
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Parking consumes road width and creates manoeuvring conflicts. Reference: IRC:86-1983 geometric design standards for urban roads in plains; verify latest adopted urban-road guideline where applicable - parking/urban road operations
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