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Drivers' reaction times

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02.07.2025

You may be able to disregard the rules in the Motor Vehicle Act and survive, but disobeying the laws of physics when you drive will eventually result in a collision.

I spent a decade dealing with concepts like perception, reaction time, coefficients of friction and maximum acceleration when I did a forensic examination of collision scenes. That gave me some insight into what you can and can't do as a driver and the need to never put yourself in a position when your vehicle tried to ask more of the laws of physics........

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