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car travel would be a lot less appealing in throughput if subject to the same stringent separation requirements as rail travel.
by andbberger 3y ago
car travel would be a lot less appealing in throughput if subject to the same stringent separation requirements as rail travel.
- rob74 3y agoThe stringent separation requirements are because of the long braking distances of trains, cars have much shorter braking distances - however even those are routinely violated by drivers. In Germany, the rule of thumb is "half your speed", i.e. 25 m for 50 km/h, 50 m for 100 km/h etc.
- bluGill 3y agoThe US used to use a rule of thumb like that, but counting seconds is a lot easier than estimating distances.