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  • For the physics in the article that goes on beyond brakeless.

    If you can't be arsed to read it then I can't help you.

    Is your surname Dunning-Kruger?

  • I did read it, I was being facetious.
    There are no sources for these figures, and does not take into account the reduced reaction time in applying the brakes which I mentioned.
    So in reality it cannot be taken as a conclusion that a car with greater stopping power would take less time to stop overall than someone with less stopping power but more actual time on the brakes.
    The original post I made also referred to a cyclist travelling at 18mph and a car travelling closer to 30 though I admit what I wrote implies stopping distance from the same speed

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