Those reaction times are 1.5 seconds. How fucking drunk must you be? Reaction times are about 100ms if you’re paying attention.
CTDummy@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Australia without the hysterics and put some cold, hard facts into the debate.
Sure here’s one this “journo” conveniently left out. Stopping distance is a function of speed and the relationship is essentially exponential. At 110km/h the stopping distance is approximately 113-143 meters. Hope you see that roo quick enough.
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 4 days ago
CTDummy@lemm.ee 3 days ago
In an emergency the average driver takes approximately 1.5 seconds to react
www.qld.gov.au/transport/…/stopping-distances
This average covers all ages, situations (fatigue) etc. I seriously doubt the average commute can see, interpret and then apply brakes 0.1s. Average reaction times for for a video game is over 200ms lmao.
skribe@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Like I told my last wife, I says, “Honey, I never drive faster than I can see. Besides that, it’s all in the reflexes.”
CTDummy@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Not a bad rule of thumb that echos “drive to the condition”. Which I parrot to my partner/mates frequently.