What can our knowledge of Reaction Time Helpful for? Reaction time is the time between a response and a stimulus. Helps with: - Avoiding collisions - Stopping Distance
Distractions greatly increase reaction times.
What do we know about Acceleration? - A constant increase in acceleration can be dangerous.
- Safe drivers control their acceleration.
- Dramatically affects braking distance.
Our knowledge of Velocity
Velocity is the speed of something in a certain direction.
- Exponentially increases braking distance - Velocity = Change in distance/change in time Stopping Distance
- Stopping distance is the distance needed for a moving vehicle to go to
make a complete stop. - Formula is braking distance + reaction time. What we Currently know about Crosswalks
- Vertical lines to mark the path or 2 vertical
lines
- Important for multiple reasons
- Potentially very dangerous
Speed limits
Speed Limits: - Makes the driver safer.
- Ensures other drivers around are
safe
- Pedestrians/others are less at risk.
Stop and Go Zones
Being in a STOP zone means that you stop on a yellow light
Being in a GO zone means you can keep going on a yellow light.