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We need faster speed limits in Australia - and I'm not saying that because I'm a hoon | Opinion - Car News (www.carsguide.com.au)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Speed kills. It’s the message that we’ve had driven home for decades by law enforcement and the government. But it’s time to have a serious discussion about speed limits in Australia without the hysterics and put some cold, hard facts into the debate.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Those reaction times are 1.5 seconds. How fucking drunk must you be? Reaction times are about 100ms if you're paying attention.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

In an emergency the average driver takes approximately 1.5 seconds to react

https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/road-safety/driving-safely/stopping-distances

This average covers all ages, situations (fatigue) etc. I seriously doubt the average commuter can see, interpret and then apply brakes in 0.1s. Average reaction times for a video game is over 200ms lmao.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Not a bad rule of thumb that echos “drive to the condition”. Which I parrot to my partner/mates frequently.