Comment on Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding
Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 8 months agoI dont find this too wild honestly.
I do. Driving 61 instead of 48 km/h increases your distance to stop at an emergency by almost 8m. This is assuming 300ms reaction time. By the time you would have stopped at 48km/h you would still be ramming whatever it is you’re emergency braking for with 40km/h if you go 61km/h.
In other words, the child that ran on the street would be dead.
Speeding is no joke, please read about how braking distance scales with speed.
Good point, you are absolutely right, also since she was caught multiple times maybe its time for her to rethink her actions
I do. Driving 61 instead of 48 km/h increases your distance to stop at an emergency by almost 8m. This is assuming 300ms reaction time. By the time you would have stopped at 48km/h you would still be ramming whatever it is you’re emergency braking for with 40km/h 15km/h if you go 61km/h.
Speeding is no joke, please read about how braking distance scales with speed. Especially if you go 50km/h in a 30 you’re spelling a death sentence for anyone and anything running into the streets. And no, “they shouldn’t run on the street” is not an argument, children and animals will always do unpredictable things, and being inattentive isn’t a reason to execute someone
Edit: used km/h instead of m/s in my calculations
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 8 months ago
If she was caught doing 38mph in a 30, then her car was probably displaying 40 or 41mph as the speedo’s always report you going a higher speed than you’re going. So I’d say that’s pretty bad, especially when you’ve been caught several times before in such a short space of time.
IdontplaytheTrombone@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Depends on where you are. 10 over on some roads is crazy, but there are many roads where 20 over is still fine.
cynar@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I would be wary of those roads. I’ve ran across several that seem like national, or 50 roads, yet limited a lot lower. Generally, there is a hidden danger on that stretch. The classic being a blind junction joining, or a school kicking out nearby. It won’t be obvious, unless you are familiar with the area.
At the same time, i also know of a 30 limit on an otherwise national road. It’s along the stretch in front of a previous Mayer’s house.
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 8 months ago
I’d say 10 over on any 30mph zone is crazy. These are usually in built up areas so there’s no excuse for it.
Can’t say I agree. National speed limit is either 60 or 70mph depending on the road and I wouldn’t want to do 20mph over on either.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
There’s a road near where I live that is 35, it’s a two lane road both ways with a median, everyone regularly goes 45.