Comment by dijksterhuis

Comment by dijksterhuis 20 hours ago

you do realise that most people slow down for blind curves for exactly this reason, right?

pre-empt potential dangers and adjust driving accordingly. if you’re concerned that you might have to act due to an unseen/unknown danger — then slow down.

it shouldn’t be necessary to swerve out when driving except as a choice of absolute last resort (ie something/someone jumped in front of you inside braking distance and you’ve got no other safe option, in which case you’re probably fucked anyway).

raincole 19 hours ago

> you do realise that most people slow down for blind curves for exactly this reason, right?

The parent commenter sounds exactly like one of those who don't slow down for blind curves.

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dgfitz 9 hours ago

You can take a blind curve at 15 miles an hour and not have time to avoid debris in the road.
Use some critical thinking.

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- beAbU 8 hours ago
  
  At 15mph most cars should be able to stop on a dime, no?
  
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  dijksterhuis 6 hours ago
  
  extrapolating a little, 15mph is ~<10m
  Speed | Thinking + braking distance | Stopping distance
  20mph | 6m + 6m | 12m (40 feet)
  30mph | 9m + 14m | 23m (75 feet)
  40mph | 12m + 24m | 36m (118 feet)
  50mph | 15m + 38m | 53m (174 feet)
  60mph | 18m + 55m | 73m (240 feet)
  70mph | 21m + 75m | 96m (315 feet)
  > https://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/advice/stopping-distan...
  note that the braking distances are not for modern cars with advancements in braking tech etc.
  
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  dgfitz 6 hours ago
  
  If you’d meet me halfway on this, it’s not some bizarro-world scenario. It really isn’t.
  
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- dijksterhuis 6 hours ago
  
  then 15 mph is probably too fast for that blind curve as it was not possible to see the danger.
  it’s fairly simple logic.
  
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