beAbU 18 hours ago

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

  • dijksterhuis 16 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 16 hours ago

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

dijksterhuis 16 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.