Dadnatron
Veteran Member
I have 3 options for a driveway install.
1st is the most desirable location for driveway, but has total road frontage (county road with interspersed large trees) with roughly 680ft total frontage giving a max of 340ft site distance either direction.
My 1st preference would be to have the driveway at the Green T point on the pic. But at the East end of the road, there is a small hill (at the current driveway) which precludes visualization over it. And to the West, there is the slight turn in the road at the large LIGHT BLUE *.
A 2nd alternative would be the BLUE T point on the map which gives a slightly better sight line both ways as it is almost in the direct middle of the 680ft. Again, it has the same hill to the East and turn to the West, but it is more central to both.
3rd is the least desirable (for me) but has a total frontage of 860ft giving a midline driveway possibility with 430ft site distance either direction. But this would probably be the 'safest' when entering the road, given its longer 'stopping distance' available to anyone coming around the corners onto this short straight stretch.
As can be seen on the Sat Map, there are lots of trees lining the road... right on the road, along both sides. This is a very rural but paved road in Kentucky Bluegrass. I don't know the actual legal speed limit, but the typical drive speed is around 35-40mph along most of them. This hill and these small turns slow people a bit.
My conundrum is that 3 gives a 'better' sight line theoretically, but is more inhibited by trees. It would allow for a longer 'stopping sight distance' than either 1 or 2 however. I also like this location the least for my land.
1 and 2 are much more preferable to my goals, but has a shorter stopping sight distance. However, there are also fewer trees in the way to block visibility to the person entering the road.
I know that I have seen 'sensors' put into roads which will alert drivers that a car is coming on a poorly visible street. When a car has crossed the sensor, it causes a 'light on a cross street' to blink, thereby notifying the cross street traffic someone that can't be seen is close by and on the way. I don't exactly know how they work, but would assume they are magnetic and in the roadbed. I was thinking that given the limited sight distances on ALL locations, that perhaps I could install an alert sign for both directions on the road as well as the driveway. But, I don't have a clue where I would begin looking for something like this, and I was hoping someone out there would have some insight into something along those lines.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this issue? I will need to solve this problem before I can begin road construction on this part of the property.
1st is the most desirable location for driveway, but has total road frontage (county road with interspersed large trees) with roughly 680ft total frontage giving a max of 340ft site distance either direction.
My 1st preference would be to have the driveway at the Green T point on the pic. But at the East end of the road, there is a small hill (at the current driveway) which precludes visualization over it. And to the West, there is the slight turn in the road at the large LIGHT BLUE *.
A 2nd alternative would be the BLUE T point on the map which gives a slightly better sight line both ways as it is almost in the direct middle of the 680ft. Again, it has the same hill to the East and turn to the West, but it is more central to both.
3rd is the least desirable (for me) but has a total frontage of 860ft giving a midline driveway possibility with 430ft site distance either direction. But this would probably be the 'safest' when entering the road, given its longer 'stopping distance' available to anyone coming around the corners onto this short straight stretch.
As can be seen on the Sat Map, there are lots of trees lining the road... right on the road, along both sides. This is a very rural but paved road in Kentucky Bluegrass. I don't know the actual legal speed limit, but the typical drive speed is around 35-40mph along most of them. This hill and these small turns slow people a bit.
My conundrum is that 3 gives a 'better' sight line theoretically, but is more inhibited by trees. It would allow for a longer 'stopping sight distance' than either 1 or 2 however. I also like this location the least for my land.
1 and 2 are much more preferable to my goals, but has a shorter stopping sight distance. However, there are also fewer trees in the way to block visibility to the person entering the road.
I know that I have seen 'sensors' put into roads which will alert drivers that a car is coming on a poorly visible street. When a car has crossed the sensor, it causes a 'light on a cross street' to blink, thereby notifying the cross street traffic someone that can't be seen is close by and on the way. I don't exactly know how they work, but would assume they are magnetic and in the roadbed. I was thinking that given the limited sight distances on ALL locations, that perhaps I could install an alert sign for both directions on the road as well as the driveway. But, I don't have a clue where I would begin looking for something like this, and I was hoping someone out there would have some insight into something along those lines.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this issue? I will need to solve this problem before I can begin road construction on this part of the property.
