Crashing+In+Traffic

=**Crash**= (not the movie/series/book) By Zachary Walls =**__Introduction:__**= When driving on the road by yourself it is assumed you completed your driving test and you remember the rules from the hand book. one of those rules is that you should give the driver in front of you a good 3 seconds of leeway so that if they suddenly stop you don't crash into them. When people stop paying attention or if they simply don't remember they do not follow this rule and it can result in a crash.



**Example Scenario:**
A city street is congested to the point where drivers have become bored and some have stopped paying attention to the road in front of them; both are driving at a constant speed of 5m/s. Jacob, being beeped at by the cars behind him, moves up so close to Evett's car that he is only one second away from her bumper. The light changes to yellow just as Evett is the front car in the line. She guns it in an attempt to make the light reaching a speed of 8m/s. Jacob not wanting to get beeped at does the same. The light turns red before Evett can make it and she slams to a halt when she is 6 meters away from the intersection.If it takes Jacob 0.5 seconds to react to Evett's braking. How far away from Evett would Jacob have to be to avoid crashing?



Answering the questions:
To stop in the required time he will need to be 6 meters away. It took 0.5 seconds for Jacob to react. It takes 1.5 seconds for the car to come to a stop. and he was going at 8m/s multiply 0.5 1.5 and 8 and it comes out too 6. If Jacob had been obeying the law and stayed at least 2 seconds behind Evett no one would have crashed.

**Recommendations:**
It's recommended that when driving you stay 2-3 seconds behind the person in front of you in clear conditions. In snowy conditions you are recommended to stay 3-10 seconds behind the person in front of you. and in wet and rainy conditions you are recommended to stay at least 4 seconds behind. following these rules can save your car and possibly your life. not following these rules can be considered tailgating at it is illegal to do so.

Data Explained!
Below will be graphs and motion maps to help you understand the numbers we spoke of.

**Data Explained!**
Below will be graphs and motion maps to help you understand the numbers we spoke of. Time in Seconds

Meters



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