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Alleged speeding NIP advise please

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  • Car_54
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    MB69 wrote: »
    And where does this knowledge come from? From the era where cars had bicycle brakes on them?

    Wise up my friend!

    No, I suspect the poster's knowledge comes from a study of the laws of physics. Which, as Captain Kirk was told repeatedly, "ye canna change".

    The exact numbers may be debatable, but the relative numbers are not. Stopping distances depend upon the square of the velocity, so a small increase in speed leads too a much greater stopping distance, regardless of the efficiency of the brakes.
  • MB69 wrote: »
    And where does this knowledge come from? From the era where cars had bicycle brakes on them?

    Wise up my friend!
    I must be stupid, mine were gleaned from the Highway code adjusted very roughly for the exact speed.
    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/general-rules-techniques-and-advice-for-all-drivers-and-riders-103-to-158#rule126

    Of course, these are for the dry - as we don't know if it is wet, you are busy texting or have poorly maintained brakes or illegal tyres as many do when they get the MOT check done.

    No need to be rude if you have better knowledge - impress us with your up to date reality.
    I am just thinking out loud - nothing I say should be relied upon!
    I do however reserve the right to be correct by accident.
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