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Default Totally OT - Highway Question - Is 100 Metres Enough


"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Roger wrote:

My money is on them ignoring thinking time completely.


The timing kit worked by someone outside the car sending a signal that
both started the timer, and signalled the driver. the timer then ran until
the car came to rest. The equipment also recorded the distance travelled
from signal to stop. So it must have included some thinking time -
although I expect less than real world for someone who has been plodding
down a motorway for a couple of hours.


Lets think about it...

"drive at 60mph and jump on the brakes when the lamp lights" no thinking
involved

"drive at 60mph and maybe something unexpected will happen, then jump on
brakes" considerable thinking involved

I wonder which one will produce thinking time?

So the test was *totally* invalid for thinking time.