Comment by raincole

Comment by raincole a day ago

5 replies

> 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.

dgfitz 12 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.

  • beAbU 11 hours ago

    At 15mph most cars should be able to stop on a dime, no?

    • dijksterhuis 9 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.

    • dgfitz 9 hours ago

      If you’d meet me halfway on this, it’s not some bizarro-world scenario. It really isn’t.

  • dijksterhuis 9 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.