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I believe there is a dynamic effect. The first driver has some reaction time needed so he’ll start breaking after the Tesla starts breaking. Which means, assum
by qsdf38100 4y ago
I believe there is a dynamic effect.
The first driver has some reaction time needed so he’ll start breaking after the Tesla starts breaking. Which means, assuming they were at the same speed initially, that the 1st car will have to break a bit harder than the Tesla.
Then the second car will be in the same situation, it will have to break a bit harder than then first. 5 cars later, you are at the hardest possible breaking power, as it’s ultimately limited by adherence.
So, if there’s not a larger gap in the thread of cars somewhere to allow for breaking less hard than the car in front, it’s more or less inevitable.
- iainmerrick 4y agoThat's a nice explanation, I'll buy that! To mitigate it, each driver needs to look 2 or 3 cars ahead, not just at the car in front. Everybody should do that but it's understandable if they don't (and it might be hard to see clearly, especially in a dark tunnel).