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.
Those reaction times are 1.5 seconds. How fucking drunk must you be? Reaction times are about 100ms if you’re paying attention.
https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/road-safety/driving-safely/stopping-distances
This average covers all ages, situations (fatigue) etc. I seriously doubt the average commuter can see, interpret and then apply brakes in 0.1s. Average reaction times for a video game is over 200ms lmao.