Re: Stopping and Starting!

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From: Denis Chalifoux
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 04:48

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The Zitzewitze/Neff Physics text P27 has a table of values:

35 mph     38 ft reaction distance     67 feet braking distance
45 mph     49 ft reaction distance    110 feet braking distance

- Denis

On Fri, 23 Sep 1994, Roger Key wrote:

> >         I am in dire need of some (perhaps obscure) information. I need
> > to know roughly how long it takes an automobile to stop at a stop sign
> > from 40mph. I need to know the time of the stop as well as the dist. over
> > which the negative acceleration took place.
> [snip]
>
> most vehicle owner's manuals have a chart for this (I think - having never
> owned a 'new' car) or possibly the driver's exam book from the DMV would
> have this - don't have one in front of me right now ...
>
> - Roger>

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