Speed kills. It’s the message that we’ve had driven home for decades by law enforcement and the government. But it’s time to have a serious discussion about speed limits in Australia without the hysterics and put some cold, hard facts into the debate.

  • CTDummy@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    Australia without the hysterics and put some cold, hard facts into the debate.

    Sure here’s one this “journo” conveniently left out. Stopping distance is a function of speed and the relationship is essentially exponential. At 110km/h the stopping distance is approximately 113-143 meters. Hope you see that roo quick enough.

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      3 days ago

      Like I told my last wife, I says, “Honey, I never drive faster than I can see. Besides that, it’s all in the reflexes.”

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        2 days ago

        Not a bad rule of thumb that echos “drive to the condition”. Which I parrot to my partner/mates frequently.

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      2 days ago

      Those reaction times are 1.5 seconds. How fucking drunk must you be? Reaction times are about 100ms if you’re paying attention.