Sure. But speeding doesn’t cause accidents nearly to the level of all of the other things.
Going slow is a great way to reduce damage. Artificially slowing down roads (by throwing up a camera and a sign and nothing more) is not.
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Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 2 months agoForce = Mass times Acceleration.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Going the posted speed limit is not going slow.
Speed is a leading factor in collisions resulting in serious injuries and death.
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Where I live, going the speed limit gets you run off the road. I’m not even exaggerating.
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If only there was a way to remotely monitor and cite speeders
Allero@lemmy.today 2 months ago
As pointed out already, acceleration here is massive, as collision takes split seconds.
A more useful formula is: F=m*∆V^2/2, where F is the force, m is mass, ∆V is speed difference (essentially your entire speed if you’re gonna hit the wall, and that’s very likely).
Notice that speed in this formula is squared, so doubling the speed results in four times the impact.
22% higher speed leads to 50% higher impact.
41% higher speed doubles the impact energy.
Etc. etc.
Also, mass of your car, even though it’s not squared, impacts the result greatly. Twice as heavy car will exert twice the energy at the same speed.