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From: aoki@oracle.UUCP (Don Aoki)
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Subject: Re: Obnoxious driver awards
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Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 22:12:09 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 22:12:09 1986
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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!).

Taking a car length to be around 15 feet, and since 60 MPH = 88 feet/sec,
you would have to apply your brakes within 0.17 seconds of the driver
in front of you in order for it to "work out pretty well."

Easier said than done.

-- 
Don Aoki ("The Oak")
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