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Old 08-02-2011, 12:13 AM   #6 (permalink)
actwithclarity
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Lil Blue - '91 Geo Metro
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It would take 0.123 seconds to travel 10ft at 55mph. However since a truck cannot stop instantly (lol), saying you only have that long to react is kind of dumb. The main concern is you have to be able to decelerate faster than the truck. I know my little geo metro has pretty weak brakes, so if a trucker really slammed on it I don't know if I'd survive that.
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