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If a child ran into the road 65 to 70 feet ahead of you vehicle what is the highest speed from which you could stop could stop with good brakes?
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You could stop at 20 miles per hour without hitting him.
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Assuming The Highway Code formula for stopping distances:
stopping_distance = thinking distance + stopping time
= speed + speed²/20 ft (where speed is in mph)
→ 65 = speed + speed²/20
→ speed² + 20speed + 1300 = 0
→ speed = -10 + 10√14 mph ≈ 27.4 mph
(The negative square root can be ignored as it gives a negative speed which is nonsense for this problem.)
However, this assumes that you observe, think and can start braking within 15/22 (≈ 0.68) seconds of the child running into the road (1ft for every 1 mph of speed), and your braking matches the Highway Code assumptions for good tyres, brakes and dry road conditions.
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You could stop at 20 miles per hour without hitting him. --------------------- Assuming The Highway Code formula for stopping distances: stopping_distance = thinking distance + stopping time = speed + speed²/20 ft (where speed is in mph) → 65 = speed + speed²/20 → speed² + 20speed + 1300 = 0 → speed = -10 + 10√14 mph ≈ 27.4 mph (The negative square root can be ignored as it gives a negative speed which is nonsense for this problem.) However, this assumes that you observe, think and can start braking within 15/22 (≈ 0.68) seconds of the child running into the road (1ft for every 1 mph of speed), and your braking matches the Highway Code assumptions for good tyres, brakes and dry road conditions.
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