"Speeding" on country roads

[nilagin]

Doesn't take into account the movement of the foot from throttle to brake pedal either.

It does. 23M is quite a distance in which to react and stop a car at 30mph. If a pedestrian was to walk across the road 23M from you as you travelled at 30mph, you would barely have to brake and they would be on the opposite carriageway by the time you were level with them. If a child ran out at the same distance and remained in front of you, braking hard as I said will see you stop well short of the child.

 

[nilagin]

I would love to witness you having those arguments when doing your speed awareness course, or with the parents of the dead child

Who mentioned speeding and why would the child be dead? As I said at 30mph you are more likely to stop within 18M not 23M.

 

[dejongj]

Who mentioned speeding and why would the child be dead? As I said at 30mph you are more likely to stop within 18M not 23M.

As I said, I'd love to be a fly on the wall when you argue that one

 

[nilagin]

As I said, I'd love to be a fly on the wall when you argue that one

You must already be a fly on the wall then, I've already argued it twice.
Next time you are out in your car, passing parked cars, count 5 or 6 medium sized cars and tell me you can't comfortably brake from 30mph well within that distance.

 

[Nod]

Very easily if waiting to brake, somewhat harder if your foot is on the throttle pedal and the unexpected happens.

 

[nilagin]

Very easily if waiting to brake, somewhat harder if your foot is on the throttle pedal and the unexpected happens.

At a distance of 3 or 4 car lengths maybe, at 30mph, your foot is resting on the accelerator. It takes a fraction of a second to react and hit the brake pedal. A second is a long time to see even something unexpected and react to it. Or perhaps your reactions are just slow.

 

[Nod]

If I'm in town at or near 30, I'm at tickover so covering the brake anyway.

 

[cosmicma]

if your a fan of the youtube dashcam car crash / fail vids ( like me ) a lot of drivers don't seem to react at all