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Topic	Do you usually speed when driving?
Complete_Idi0t 09/13/17 5:59:20 PM #14:	Colorahdo posted... Dustin1280 posted... Oh yeah I am 100% sure the reason all those people died was because they were going 5 miles over the speed limit, and they wouldn't have died anyway due to the situation that caused the accident to begin with... Copypasta maybe? A pedestrian walks out into a crosswalk with an approaching car that is traveling at 30 mph. If the driver brakes when the pedestrian is 45 feet away, there will be enough space to stop without hitting the pedestrian. Now, increase the vehicle’s speed by just 5 mph, and the situation changes dramatically. At 35 mph and the pedestrian 45 feet away, the car will be traveling at 18 mph when it hits the pedestrian. The people I mentioned died going 10 over because their cars couldn't react in time. You'd get even better stopping time if you were going 10 mph at all times. Better make that the new limit <cite>Complete_Idi0t posted [p:886542147] in Do you usu... [t:75771357]...</cite> <quote><cite>Colorahdo posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dustin1280 posted...</cite> <quote>Oh yeah I am 100% sure the reason all those people died was because they were going 5 miles over the speed limit, and they wouldn't have died anyway due to the situation that caused the accident to begin with... Copypasta maybe?</quote> A pedestrian walks out into a crosswalk with an approaching car that is traveling at 30 mph. If the driver brakes when the pedestrian is 45 feet away, there will be enough space to stop without hitting the pedestrian. Now, increase the vehicle’s speed by just 5 mph, and the situation changes dramatically. At 35 mph and the pedestrian 45 feet away, the car will be traveling at 18 mph when it hits the pedestrian. The people I mentioned died going 10 over because their cars couldn't react in time.</quote> You'd get even better stopping time if you were going 10 mph at all times. Better make that the new limit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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