mondoman712@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoGeometry hates carslemmy.mlimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1419arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up1393arrow-down1imageGeometry hates carslemmy.mlmondoman712@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePonyOfWar@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down1·1 year agoDuring rush hour you definitely won’t have a distance of 10 meters between each car though.
minus-squaremondoman712@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down2·1 year agoIf they’re moving there should be, and if not it doesn’t seem fair to me to compare transport to a car park.
minus-squareschroedingershat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoIf the cars are moving at over 5m/s then there will be for minimum safe followong distance. If they are moving under that, you don’t have a transport system that is more capable than a brisk walk.
minus-squareNouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago5 m/s is 18kph or ~11mph. 40kph safe stopping distance is 26 meters dry, 30 meters wet. I can’t even find data below 40 kph, but 10m would be reaction time alone (no bake time)
minus-squarenslatz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe average speed in London is 8 mph overall, taking traffic into account.
minus-squareicedcoffee@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYou’re making good points and all but I keep reading your username as SchrodingerShat
minus-squarepkulak@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoSure, but only because they aren’t moving. It should be about the distance traveled in a couple seconds. Less then that and you get a lot of wrecks, so brand new problems.
During rush hour you definitely won’t have a distance of 10 meters between each car though.
If they’re moving there should be, and if not it doesn’t seem fair to me to compare transport to a car park.
If the cars are moving at over 5m/s then there will be for minimum safe followong distance.
If they are moving under that, you don’t have a transport system that is more capable than a brisk walk.
5 m/s is 18kph or ~11mph.
40kph safe stopping distance is 26 meters dry, 30 meters wet. I can’t even find data below 40 kph, but 10m would be reaction time alone (no bake time)
The average speed in London is 8 mph overall, taking traffic into account.
You’re making good points and all but I keep reading your username as SchrodingerShat
Sure, but only because they aren’t moving. It should be about the distance traveled in a couple seconds. Less then that and you get a lot of wrecks, so brand new problems.