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Still, that's not a bad thing, per se. If we underestimate based on a vaguely remembered overestimated value from the highway code based on 1960s cars, then the
by grkvlt 8y ago
Still, that's not a bad thing, per se. If we underestimate based on a vaguely remembered overestimated value from the highway code based on 1960s cars, then the effects cancel out and we're basically correct for modern vehicles?
- gsnedders 8y agoI /think/ I recall seeing something that claimed with longer reaction times it actually ended up worse overall. That said, I think often the bigger problem is people not realising especially in more unusual conditions (like snow in much of Britain) quite how much longer braking distances become.