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  1. This is why #Engineers use #TransitionCurves in the form of #CornuSpirals or #Clothoids to connect from the straight segment onto a circular arc. It has the property that it starts with zero #curvature at the beginning and then the curvature increases linearly with distance travelled along the curve. At the appropriate curvature, it is connected to a circular arc with the same curvature.

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