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From: svirsky@ttidcb.UUCP (William Svirsky)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Obnoxious driver awards
Message-ID: <711@ttidcb.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 16:47:14 EST
Article-I.D.: ttidcb.711
Posted: Tue Mar 11 16:47:14 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Mar-86 23:36:31 EST
References: <200@copper.UUCP> <224@gc49.UUCP> <478@codas.ATT.UUCP>
Reply-To: svirsky@ttidcb.UUCP (William Svirsky)
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Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica
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Summary: 

In article <478@codas.ATT.UUCP> mikel@codas.ATT.UUCP (Mikel Manitius) writes:
>> One car length for each "60" mph???  I defy anyone out there to stop
>> a cycle going 60 mph in one car length (of course unless you run into
>> the back of the car, that should stop you rather suddenly!)
>
>Actually, that works out pretty well, as long as you can brake equaly
>or better then the guy in front of you (he can't go from a velocity
>of 60mph to 0 in less than a couple of seconds!).
>-- 
According to the California Driver Handbook, at 55mph, it takes
168 feet to stop *once the brakes are applied* and 228 feet
overall (due to reaction time).  So, once the person in front of
you has applied the brakes, his car will stop in 168 feet.  You
however will stop in 228 feet, a difference of 60 feet.
Obviously, if you are following closer than 60 feet, you will
hit.
-- 
Bill Svirsky
Citicorp/TTI
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405 Work phone: 213-450-9111 x2597
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