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