You are driving a car along a straight road at 123 kph. Suddenly, you saw a cat crossing the road and you apply the brakes decelerating the car at a constant rate of -44.5 m/s2. If your reaction time is 1.50 seconds, what is the shortest stopping distance from the moment you see the cat? Illustrate the problem.

You are driving a car along a straight road at 123 kph. Suddenly, you saw a cat crossing the road and you apply the brakes decelerating the car at a constant rate of -44.5 m/s2. If your reaction time is 1.50 seconds, what is the shortest stopping distance from the moment you see the cat? Illustrate the problem.

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter3: Characteristics Of The Driver, The Pedestrian, The Bicyclist, The Vehicle, and The Road

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10P

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