Re: Warwick Gardens at night

In article <Pine.LNX.4.62.0508031716410.730@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Tom Anderson <twic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> No, that's irrelevant - HC rule 105 sayeth that "the safe rule is never to
> get closer than the overall stopping distance"; that applies to cars that
> are cruising at constant speed, in which case my calculations are correct.
> The stuff about average speed during braking is captured in the
> calculation of that overall stopping distance.

If we're to play with real-world numbers, throwing the HC out the
window would be the best bet. I think that a gap of 2 seconds
between vehicleS is reasonable (ie, 30 cars per minute per lane).

--
Mike Bristow - really a very good driver
.

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