Imagine you are traveling down a highway at a constant speed of 55 mph. Make a blog post or poster to explain how reaction time and equipment condition will help you to avoid the deer or minimize the collision. How would this be different if you were going around a curve at the time of the deer sighting?
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Your reaction time affects how soon you apply your brake to stop from hitting the dear. The faster the reaction time, the shorter the distance you travel. If you can't avoid the deer, the best possible route is to keep slowing down and not swerve. When going around a curve, you have a smaller chance of seeing the deer, because when you go around the curve, it is harder to take your eyes off the road without crossing the center line. When going around a curve though, you tend to go slower, allowing for a shorter stopping distance.
When you are traveling down a highway and see a deer, your equipment can drastically improve your chances of minimizing the collision. If you have a new car that has fresh tires and brakes, your vehicle will be more efficient when braking. On the other hand, if you have an old vehicle that is in need of new brake pads or tires, you wouldn't stop as well. Also, reaction time plays a large role in minimizing collision. If you are driving alert, you will have a faster reaction time and won't cover as much distance. If you are distracted you will have a slower reaction time and will cover a lot of distance as you slow down and could have a greater risk of hitting the deer. When you are going around a curve though, you don't see the deer until it is right infront of you. Your reaction time will be much slower and you would have a very high risk of collision because you don't have enough time to react.
Imagine you are traveling down a high way at 55 mph. you crusin havein a good time and a deer jumps out in front of you. You react and it takes about 3/4 of a sec to move from gas pedal to break pedal. You push and..... nothing happens your brakes are out and you hit the deer. This is why you always need to have good brakes. Reaction time can't really be helped it just takes about 3/4 of a sec to move your foot from gas to break, but paying attention is important because reaction time could be longer and that could be the differense between a collision and avoiding the deer.
your reaction time is basically the same unless affected by alcohol, tiredness, or radio/phone. You should always drive with out distractions. If you are paying attention then your reaction time is basically .65 of a second. If you are turning a curve then you will not see a deer as quickly as you would on a straight away.
If your car is in bad repair then you will slow down more slowly. If you need new tires then you wont get as much traction as new tires so you would slow down more slowly. If your brake pads are bare then your time for stopping time is really bad. So in result make sure that your car is in good repair.
While driving, if you are paying close attention and not talking on the cell phone or texting, and you see a deer, you have a better chance of missing the deer than if you were texting. In order to miss the deer, don't swerve or you could easily loose controll of your vehicle. If the roads are icy or even wet, don't slam on the brakes or you will go sliding. Simple tap ur brakes lightly to slow down. When going around a curve, you have a shorter reaction time since you can't see the deer until later. Just use your best judgement considering the weather conditions on how to miss the deer without loosing control or hitting someone else.
How quick your reflexes are can decide your fate. When you must stop quickly, reflexes can save your life by acting before your brain kicks in. But reflexes mean nothing if your equipment doesn't work. Tires with poor traction, or brakes that are ineffective can kill.
These things are especially important when going around a curve, where you have less time to react to dear crossings and stopped cars. Any slow in speed when going around corners is minimal enough that it won't effect braking speed by much.
Oh sorry,
This is Daniel Sunne
The question i have is how do you calculate your reaction time either affected by alcohol or drugs or when you are not affected by anything.
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