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Driver stupefaction...
In the latest NRMA open road comic that arrived in my letter box, I was bemused to read driver reaction times "in an emergeny" are apparently around. 1.5 to 3 seconds (!!!)
If these reaction times are true, then getting of the blocks for a 100 metre sprint (minimum 0.1 sec), returning a tennis ball (0.2-0.3 sec)...or just even stopping for a red light (amber lights depend on speed zone - 1 to 2 seconds typically) would challenge the bulk of the population.
Begging the question, why do motoring "authorities" pedal this rubbish?
And if true... why on earth would you let people drive, who take about 10x longer to react to an event than an individual with healthy senses....
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