* Mike Dresser ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040224 11:47]: > On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Pigeon wrote: > > > The UK's Highway Code calculates stopping distances from the equation: > > > > d = v + 0.05(v^2) (d in feet, v in mph) > > Scary numbers at my cars top speed of 160mph :) > > (Something like a quarter mile) > > Any equations for time? :P
Based on that equation, it looks like they're figuring a = 20ft/s^2, or t = 0.05v (v in ft/s). 160 mph = (160)(1.467 ft/s) = 234.67 ft/s. So t = (0.05)(234.67) = 11-12 seconds. ...which is a plenty long for your life to flash before your eyes. good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- If Haydn had patented "a symphony, characterised by that sound is produced [ in extended sonata form ]", Mozart would have been in trouble. http://swpat.ffii.org
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