Ry fae Bt Rc: 661976 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR SIGHT DISTANCE ON RURAL HIGHWAYS ( THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESSIRC: 6-1976 ‘MEMBERS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS & STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1. (Conseror) ‘Adal, Director General (Ron), Mlasry of Shipping & anspor 2. RE. Sikka Superintending Eagacer (Sts), Ministry of Shipping. & tifenber Secretar) Hanaport ot Easeet Gide), Minny of Sbipniog 3. Maj. Gent. V.V. Bhide Director General, Border Roads Organisation RC. Arora ‘Rosd Engineer, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Qazi Mohd. Afzal Development Commissioner, Jammau & Kashmir MAK. Chatterjee Chief Engineer, Calcutta Improvemeat Trust . ELC, Chandrasekharan Chief Engineer (National Highways), Tamil Nadu | Dr-MP-Dhir Head, “Roads Division, Cental Road Research 9. M.G,Dandavate Engineer, Conerete Association of Tada, 10, 1. Dat Chief Engineer (Retd), Greater Kailash, Now Selst-0088 1, Dr.R.K. Ghosh Head, Rigid Pavement Division, Central Road Research 12, BR, Govind Ditector of Design, Engineer-ia-Chief Branch AHQ 13, Le. Gupta Ghiet Engineer, PAW.D. B&R Haryana 16. DrcVN-Gunaji Chet Engineer (H & Join Secretary, Mabarahir PAH partment 15. S.A. Hoda Project Manager-cumMenagiog Director, Bibar State Bdge Chusinttion Corporation End: 16, M.B.Jayawant "—SyatheticAsphalts, 13. Kant’ Wadi Road, Bombay-4000s0 17. DR, Kobi Commercial Manager, Bharat Refineries Ltd, 18, PK Laurie Superiatending Engineer & Technical sistant to Chief Eapincee, PDeB & Re Rejasthon 19, H.C, Malhotra Chef Engineer (S), P-W.D., Himachal Pradesh 20. 0, Muthachen _—_-Poomkavil House, Punalur P.O. (Kerala) 2, KK. Nambiar io Bureau, Alwarpet, 2. K. Sundar Naik Chief Engineer, C & B, P.W-D., Karoataka 28. TK Natrajan Head, Soll oechanies Division, Central Road Reseach 24, MD. Patel Secretary & Chief Engineer to the Govt. of Gala Pw 25, ‘Satish Prasad Manager, Indian O1l Corporation Ltd 26. SK. Samaddar —Englaeer“ia-Chief & Ex-ofbcio Secretary to the Govt, of West Bengal, BW.D. 27, Dr.OS.Sahgal Head of the Civil Engineering Deptt, Punjab Enginesring College 28. N.Sea hier Bagineer (Roady), Mizistry of Shipping & ‘Transport 29, Dr. NS.Srinivasan Head, Traflle & ‘Transportation Division, Central Road Research Institute 30, D.Ajitha Simba _igector, (Civil Engineering), Tndlan Standards jastitution 31, Dr. Bh, Subbaraja Director, Central Road Research Institute 32! CG. Swaminathan Deputy Director, Central Road Research Insitate 38. SIN’ sinha 48-, il Keishoa Port, Pat 3A. Miss PAC. Thressia Chief Engineer & Exlilo Addl, Secretary, PLW.D. Reraia 435. The Director Highiays Research Station, Madras (Prof. G.M, Andavan) cae 36. JS. Marya Director General Road Development) & Addl Secretary to the Govt. of ladia, Ministry of Shippiog & Transport (ExOfficio) IRC: 66.1976 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR SIGHT DISTANCE ON RURAL HIGHWAYS Published by THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS ‘Jamnagar House, Shabjahan Road, New Delhi-110011 1976 Price Rs. Bi 24 (plus packing & postage)IRC: 66-1976 Fist published: September 1976 Vy) (Rieke 37] i oto nto are reserved) Printed at PRINTAID, New Delhi IRC : 66-1976 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR SIGHT DISTANCE ON RURAL HIGHWAYS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Ability to see ahead is of profound importance for the safe and efficient operation of vehicles on a highway. If greater safety is to be built into highway alignments, the design must ensure sight distance of adequate length in different situations to permit drivers enough time and distance to control their vehicles s0 as to avoid unforeseen accidents. 1.2, In 1950, the Specifications and Standards Committee had published a Paper on sight distances (Paper No. 149, «Standards for Sight Distances for Highways”, IRC Journal Vol. XV-1) which has remained the mainstay of highway practice in the country so far. ‘There have been significant developments since then. Taking these into account, revised recommendations on this subject have been evolved for uniform adoption on all rural highways. ‘The present Recommended Practice was approved by the Specifications and Standards Committee in their meeting held on the 12th and 13th December, 1975 subject toa few modifications and later it was approved by the Executive Committee in their meeting held on the 14th April 1976 and by the Council in their 87th meeting held on 27th August 1976, 1.3, In applying this standard, effort should not be to limit the design of any highway to the minimum values laid down, Where conditions are favourable, good engineering practice will lie in Wdopting more liberal values, particularly for stopping sight sistance. 2, STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCE 2.1, General 2.1.1. Stopping sight distance is the minimum sight distance for which all roads must always be designed, regardless of any other consideration. It is the clear distance ahead needed by a driver to stop his vehicle before meeting a stationary object in his path on the road,