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accident situation - car slams on breaks to complete stop in 55mph zone
If a car slams on the breaks in a 55mph zone unexpectedly to a
complete stop (as quickly as possible, he missed his turn perhaps), how much reaction time does the car behind need to avoid collision. Would it be fair for the car hitting the stopping car to get a ticket for tailgating? My accident conditions weren't this extreme, but it got me thinking. I only received a tailgating warning, plus 5 grand damage to the car. It was a 45mph zone. I actually hit the 2nd car behind the stopped car. The first two were able to stop in time. The stopped car drove off and was never ID'd. |
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:54:48 -0500, Tim923 wrote:
> If a car slams on the breaks in a 55mph zone unexpectedly to a > complete stop (as quickly as possible, he missed his turn perhaps), > how much reaction time does the car behind need to avoid collision. > Would it be fair for the car hitting the stopping car to get a ticket > for tailgating? > > My accident conditions weren't this extreme, but it got me thinking. > I only received a tailgating warning, plus 5 grand damage to the car. > It was a 45mph zone. I actually hit the 2nd car behind the stopped > car. The first two were able to stop in time. The stopped car drove > off and was never ID'd. Isn't there a four second rule? If you're 4 seconds behind the person in front, at highweay wpeeds you shoudl be able to stop or go evasive? |
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:54:48 -0500, Tim923 wrote:
> If a car slams on the breaks in a 55mph zone unexpectedly to a > complete stop (as quickly as possible, he missed his turn perhaps), > how much reaction time does the car behind need to avoid collision. > Would it be fair for the car hitting the stopping car to get a ticket > for tailgating? > > My accident conditions weren't this extreme, but it got me thinking. > I only received a tailgating warning, plus 5 grand damage to the car. > It was a 45mph zone. I actually hit the 2nd car behind the stopped > car. The first two were able to stop in time. The stopped car drove > off and was never ID'd. Isn't there a four second rule? If you're 4 seconds behind the person in front, at highweay wpeeds you shoudl be able to stop or go evasive? |
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In article <1105588501.1343a69283ca53e18e3983dea2fe5949@teran ews>,
Tim923 > wrote: > If a car slams on the breaks in a 55mph zone unexpectedly to a > complete stop (as quickly as possible, he missed his turn perhaps), > how much reaction time does the car behind need to avoid collision. About two seconds. > Would it be fair for the car hitting the stopping car to get a ticket > for tailgating? > You bet. > My accident conditions weren't this extreme, but it got me thinking. > I only received a tailgating warning, plus 5 grand damage to the car. > It was a 45mph zone. I actually hit the 2nd car behind the stopped > car. The first two were able to stop in time. The stopped car drove > off and was never ID'd. Then you had that much more chance of stopping in time, and if you were following properly, *by definition* you should have been able to stop even if it was the car immediately ahead of you who precipitated the chain of events. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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In article <1105588501.1343a69283ca53e18e3983dea2fe5949@teran ews>,
Tim923 > wrote: > If a car slams on the breaks in a 55mph zone unexpectedly to a > complete stop (as quickly as possible, he missed his turn perhaps), > how much reaction time does the car behind need to avoid collision. About two seconds. > Would it be fair for the car hitting the stopping car to get a ticket > for tailgating? > You bet. > My accident conditions weren't this extreme, but it got me thinking. > I only received a tailgating warning, plus 5 grand damage to the car. > It was a 45mph zone. I actually hit the 2nd car behind the stopped > car. The first two were able to stop in time. The stopped car drove > off and was never ID'd. Then you had that much more chance of stopping in time, and if you were following properly, *by definition* you should have been able to stop even if it was the car immediately ahead of you who precipitated the chain of events. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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Tim923 wrote: > If a car slams on the breaks in a 55mph zone unexpectedly to a > complete stop (as quickly as possible, he missed his turn perhaps), > how much reaction time does the car behind need to avoid collision. > Would it be fair for the car hitting the stopping car to get a ticket > for tailgating? > > My accident conditions weren't this extreme, but it got me thinking. > I only received a tailgating warning, plus 5 grand damage to the car. > It was a 45mph zone. I actually hit the 2nd car behind the stopped > car. The first two were able to stop in time. The stopped car drove > off and was never ID'd. Depends on the driver(s), vehicle(s), and road conditions. An alert driver in a sports car behind a SUV driven by your typical soccer mom is going to need *much* less following distance than if the roles/positions were reversed. There is no hard set answer, just like there is no fixed "speed limit" that will improve highway safety. Even though you didn't hit the original vehicle, that you were involved in an accident where you hit someone from the rear would be an indication that the distance you were traveling at wasn't far enough. :-) |
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Tim923 wrote: > If a car slams on the breaks in a 55mph zone unexpectedly to a > complete stop (as quickly as possible, he missed his turn perhaps), > how much reaction time does the car behind need to avoid collision. > Would it be fair for the car hitting the stopping car to get a ticket > for tailgating? > > My accident conditions weren't this extreme, but it got me thinking. > I only received a tailgating warning, plus 5 grand damage to the car. > It was a 45mph zone. I actually hit the 2nd car behind the stopped > car. The first two were able to stop in time. The stopped car drove > off and was never ID'd. Depends on the driver(s), vehicle(s), and road conditions. An alert driver in a sports car behind a SUV driven by your typical soccer mom is going to need *much* less following distance than if the roles/positions were reversed. There is no hard set answer, just like there is no fixed "speed limit" that will improve highway safety. Even though you didn't hit the original vehicle, that you were involved in an accident where you hit someone from the rear would be an indication that the distance you were traveling at wasn't far enough. :-) |
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>There is no hard set answer, just like there is no fixed "speed limit"
>that will improve highway safety. Even though you didn't hit the >original vehicle, that you were involved in an accident where you hit >someone from the rear would be an indication that the distance you were >traveling at wasn't far enough. :-) No excuses, but I thought my car breaked slower than normal due to heavy equipment in the car. Still my fault though. My only accident in 12 years of driving 3 years ago. Increased insurance rates as punishment. Back to normal now. |
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>There is no hard set answer, just like there is no fixed "speed limit"
>that will improve highway safety. Even though you didn't hit the >original vehicle, that you were involved in an accident where you hit >someone from the rear would be an indication that the distance you were >traveling at wasn't far enough. :-) No excuses, but I thought my car breaked slower than normal due to heavy equipment in the car. Still my fault though. My only accident in 12 years of driving 3 years ago. Increased insurance rates as punishment. Back to normal now. |
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Remeber - in the event of a crash, the dood that hit the brakes is
gonna tell the cops that a kid or deer or something ran onto the road. |
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