You are riding home from a party and the driver is drunk. The car is traveling at 60 mi/hr. Suddenly, a child steps into the road ahead. Since the driver is drunk his reaction time has been slowed by 1s. How far will the car travel before the driver begins to stop? (This is equal to the distance it will take to stop the car because the driver is drunk.)

You are riding home from a party and the driver is drunk. The car is traveling at 60 mi/hr. Suddenly, a child steps into the road ahead. Since the driver is drunk his reaction time has been slowed by 1s. How far will the car travel before the driver begins to stop? (This is equal to the distance it will take to stop the car because the driver is drunk.)

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter3: Characteristics Of The Driver, The Pedestrian, The Bicyclist, The Vehicle, and The Road

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10P

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