Tickle Question regarding Smart Drive

Be aware that the stopping range with and without ABS on dry road is almost same. With ABS the stopping is around 30% shorter on wet or slippery road. In all cases when brakes are with ABS you have control of the steering.

when you come to think of it, who would actually be able to calculate on the spot wether or not the pedestrian is with in the 170m range if your driving a saloon?

I say: just be cautious, and dont take the risk

worse case scenerio, dont slam the brakes (unless youve got abs) and do your best to control the car

(to all you parents, let your kids play video games, its more or less a simulation of different scenerios)

samiko and QS you two give the answer.. many of us speeding over 80km/h and think that we can just stop 3 - 5 meters away from the stop object. and this totally wrong. we all should aware of this safey driving. i was waiting for someone actually said it 3 - 10 meters, but nobody else answer it and QS already give full physic and math calculation answer.

I have Smart driving course awhile back and will try to get the copy of the slide show material for ours info.

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Note that 50mph=80kph

Dry road

Reaction - 55ft

Braking - 137ft

Total Stopping Distance - 192ft

192 Feet=58.5 meters (1ft=0.3048m)

FOR YOU and company: That’s why they invented “mobile radars”, which are installed in the car, innocently parked on the side of the road…lol…

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the distance to stop:

AT 80 km/h:

Passenger Car : about 170 m

Single-unit track  - 220 m

Combination truck - 260 m

At 100 km/h:

220 m; 270m ; 320m correspondingly

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of course I "copy-pasted from some website".. i don't hid it.. do you think am I traffic policewoman to know all these details?..lol..

and is DOESN'T talk about 80kms as if its very fast... it talks about 80 MPH as very fast (which is about 130 km/h and it IS fast, specially at the night time!) 

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i reduce to 80km and the shoot... well incase of ped. crossing i am always careful. It really depends from how far you notice .. for me i apply breaks from the time i see ped. steps on the road and give him way.

If someone wants to suicide then i cannot help ...........

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qatarisun....lol

Here Night time driving is more dangerous .....and fast.....no traffic you see..... 

Once had to stand on my breaks inside Civil Defence Round About to let a  Landcruiser pass  at approx 100k. Never saw him come, only saw his tail lights. I survived because my co-passenger warned me....this at 12 midnight.

it is from another Forum topic.. pls stick with the subject man!

.. ok MILA.. will make research regarding 80km/h speed - distance to full stop...

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i hv to sign out now. sorry guys.. so busy can't do both now. will try to reply later.

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sorry guys... what i mean is km/h not mph.. already edited my above post.

Everybody is right and Everybody is wrong, its depend where you stand

qatarisun ....you copy pasted...lol from some website...sure cause it talks about 80km as if its very fast.

Here its usual to approach the R/about at 100km+ and cross the last 100m mark at 90kmph (you also refer to Miles per hour...ha ha caught you)..and break at the last 50m or so.

This reminds me about the RedBull avertisment on 97.5 FM. Its a good avdt but says "you are driving at 80Kmph...which is over the speed limit" and "Red Bull gives you wings".....Whereas 80 to 120 is the speed limit so the advertisment is quite redundant here.

IF he/she isnt crossing the road at the wrong spot then there's no need to break in the first place.

Where there is Fire...There is Coke. Where there is Rum..There is Smoke - Sir Smoke-a-Lot

will do that..........

you won't win anything for running the pesdestrian over...

...by the way, it was not even mentioned that he/she was crossing the road at the wrong spot..lol...

so you better drive max 49 mph and break on time!

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I have an arabic class at 6:30 till 8:30 tonight.... and also pls.. check with the cook when he is there...

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...Your low beam headlights will allow you to spot an object on the road about 160 feet (48-49 meter) ahead of your vehicle. Most drivers need about 1.5 seconds to react. 

At 30mph, the margin of safety is narrower, but if you're watching the road you can still stop in time.

At 40mph, you'd better use your high beams when you can. While you may be able to see highly reflective objects for quite a distance, dark objects like common road hazards, animals on the roadway, etc. will be a BIG problem with just your low beams to help you.

At 50mph, braking alone takes 158 feet of the 160 feet (48-49 meter) illuminated by your low beams! No time to "react" at all!

Well, at 60mph low beams certainly aren't enough, are they?

At 70mph, if you're really fast you might be able to get to your foot to the brake before impact...

What can we say? At 80mph you only have time to think about braking. Your foot will probably still be on the accelerator pedal at impact.

so again DO NOT DRIVE  80mph , specially on the Corniche!!

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Question should be tricky rather than confusing. It was not brain stroming thing. The question was toppled by so many counter questions which reflects that it was asked in weak phrases.

Live and let live...

b/w 6-7 pm...

will taste the new cook....cannot wait to be there...

I say you run the bugger over, coz he's supposed to be crossing the street at the required pedestrian crossing after all cars have come to a halt on seeing the red light. Secondly you cant be doing that speed on corniche road so anyways your gonna be in trouble for speeding..so just run him over...:) what do i win for my answer?

Where there is Fire...There is Coke. Where there is Rum..There is Smoke - Sir Smoke-a-Lot

LOL... I believe I AM...

how r u ? when can i get my sticker... or you know what... if you can drop today in the evening...

I had some special cook yesterday.. it is sooooo yami! you don't want to miss it!!

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the speed limit at corniche is 80km/hr

which is approx 49.5 mph.

u r smart girl

At 50mph its about 175m

you cannot drive 80-100 mph on the Corniche!..you can drive max 49.7 mph... lol.. stop fooling people..lol

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I'm assuming that means its dry then.

The stopping distance as a rule of thumb is about 600m including thinking time (I think, its been about 13 years since I passed my test)

Obviously, it depends on the car and the individual's reactions, but I think 600m is about right.

btw, I'm in Dubai now, not the UK.

QT i mentioned corniche, you know the condition??? we are not in UK as you are now right??

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Are the roads dry, wet, icy?