368.2 3.8.3 3.9 3.961 from the approach speed of the through road to the design speed of the left-turn. Lengths of deceleration lanes are as shown in Figure 3-15. The ratio from Figure 3-16 multiplied by the length from Figure 3-15 gives the length of deceleration lane on grade. In_urban areas, it 18 desirable that traffic using the left-turn should flow continously. If calculation indicate that a queue would form at the STOP line, a length of parallel lane long enough for the left-turn vehicles to by-pass the end of the queue should be provided. Figure 3-17 illustrates these principles. Acceleration Lanes In urban areas where the through and left-turn movements are expected to flow concurrently, there should be an area which enables the two streams of traffic to merge at a small angle. When the volune of merging traffic is lov, or where traffic signals are installed, this may be provided by a merging taper of Jength Tm’at the exit of the left-turn. Where the volume of merging traffic is high and signals are not provided, a driver reaching the exit to the left-turn lane may not find any gep immediately available in the through traffic stream to pemit werging. He should therefore be able to contime on a route parallel to the through traffic until a nerging opportunity occurs or until he adjusts his speed to create an opportunity to merge. In such cases, @ length of parallel acceleration lane together with the merging taper Tm should be considered. The combined length should be equal to the distance required for a vehicle to accelerate fron the design speed of the Jeft-turn to the design speed of the through road. Lengths of acceleration lane are as shown in Figure 318. If necessary a correction for graie as shown in Figure 3-19 should be applied. Width of Auxiliary Lanes Widths of auxiliary lanes shall desirably be 3.5m but shall not _be less than 3.0m, Island and Openings General There are two types of’ islands - pedestrian and traffic. HbLength of Deceleration Lane - tn) Cinduding length of tapered cpproach) Where design speed of exit curve tim. xn 0 50 60 2 46 7 1e We Length for level grade “*Length requied when « vehicle {See Figure 3-16 for Grade Correction } decelerates to zero speed. NOTE: Where the length of decelerction lane shown is less than the standard taper Td, Td should not be reduced - FIGURE 3-15: LENGTH OF DECELERATION LANES Ratio of Length on Grade to Length on Level Upgrade Downgrade 10 10 09 12 08 1.35 FIGURE 3-16: CORRECTION FOR GRADE LL wath f lane in opproseh tolet tentan TENT OF PRAT, ONE 10 ¥ Some ie deteralioneseaied (ie the deceleraen length trom Fre 3—15 ® ear te etinated Img of que on atcet * ag dine pee FIGURE 3-17: TREATMENT IN APPROACH 10 LEFT-TURNSDESIGN SPEED LENGTH* OF ACCELERATION LANE - (1m) OF ROAD BEING {INCLUDING LENGTH OF PAVEMEHT TAPER } ENTERED WHERE DESIGN SPEED OF EXIT CURVE (km/hItS: Oh nd | 2 30 “ 0 wo | 0 0 6 | 6 | 3% - : : - 50 6 | 0 0 - : — 60 5 120 100 Ty 00 - : ” zo | as | a0 | wo | us | 0 : 10 xo | os | as | os | aso | os | 100 % Length for level grade # & Length required when a vehide accelerates {For grade correction see Figure 3-19) from zero speed NOTE: Where a length of acceleration lane shown is less than the standard taper Tm, Tm should ne be rediced FIGURE 3: LENGTH OF. ACCELERATION LANES ESIEH AATIO OF LENGTH OF GRADE Te LENGTH OF LEVEL” FOR: SPEED OF MGHAY DESIGN SPEED OF TURNING ROADWAY CURVE (km/h) (km/h) STOP a oo 60 $0 ALL Sree0s | 2OR 4% UPGRADE awn a Ta i = = = 0.7 50 1.3 1.3 1.3 : tt 07 0 13 13 13 = OF 0 13 1 Mb ve 0.85 00 1 Tk Vt 15 16 06 5 10 6% UPGRADE Boch ibe | 40 1b 1.6 - - - 0.6 50 1 1 is : : 6 _| 60 15 15 15 : a6 80 1s 15 16 ig 0.55 io 15 Ww 18 22 75 o6 + Ratio from this table mltipied by length in Figure_3-18 gives length of speed-ctange lane on gale. Figwe_3-20 strates the applicaton of an acceleration lane and/or merging taper to a le-tuin lane. FIGURE 3-19 : CORRECTION FOR GRADE STAMOARD_TAPER Im ene OF we bee £ br age EEE CHEE =o a > Width of lane in. departure Tm ‘LENGTH OF PARALLEL LANE FOR Vehicle acceleration as required Cie. length from Figure_3-18) FIGURE 3-20: TREATMENT FOR ACCELERATION LANE TAPER “U6