Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Long tangent sections exceeding 3 km in length should be avoided (B) Curve length should be at least 150 metres for a deflection angle of 5 degree (C) For every degree decrease in the deflection angle, 30 metre length of curve to be increased (D) All the above

Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Long tangent sections exceeding 3 km in length should be avoided
(B) Curve length should be at least 150 metres for a deflection angle of 5 degree
(C) For every degree decrease in the deflection angle, 30 metre length of curve to be increased
(D) All the above
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Answer: Option D
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