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If all other circumstances are equal this is true from a physical standpoint, as E = 1/2 m v^2, at least as long no high speed driver crashes into them.
by orbifold 13y ago
If all other circumstances are equal this is true from a physical standpoint, as E = 1/2 m v^2, at least as long no high speed driver crashes into them.
- mitochondrion 13y agoThe problem is that we humans throw a wrench into the mix. Slow drivers even cause irrationality in other drivers; I would like to consider myself competent, but I'm willing to admit that a bumbling old fart in his Mercedes can get on my nerves. I realize that, "if all other circumstances are equal," was specifically mentioned.
- wtallis 13y agoIt's relative velocity that counts, and in most situations it's the other cars that are more likely to cut in front of you or rear-end you than the tree on the side of the road. People who think slow (relative to the ground) is safer are oversimplifying.