> -----Original Message----- > From: William T Goodall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:43 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Use of cameras > > > > On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 08:24 pm, Chad Cooper wrote: > > > Near my house is a speed limit sign that displays one's > speed as they > > go by. > > It is on the property of a High School. It inexpensive, and solar > > powered. > > Has anyone seen one of these? > > > > > > What about this idea for a start. Each speed zone has three > speed limit > > values, based upon vehicle class. Each class is represented by a > > symbol, > > like a diamond, triangle and circle. Each class of vehicle > is defined > > through criteria such as weight, brakeing distance, use, and safety > > rating. > > > > Diamond - Small vehicles with safety rating of 5 (federal crash test > > rating), under 2800 lbs, and reasonable braking distance. > > > > Triangle - between 2800 lb - 3500 lb or vehicles with safety rating > > below 4. > > > > Circle - Large vehicles 3500 above > > > > It could provide incentive for people to buy safer and smaller cars. > > Nerd From Hell > > Stopping distances do indeed vary, although not just by > vehicle weight.
That's what I presumed, and so I added the brakeing distance as a factor, along with vehicle weight. > I saw some motoring TV programme a while back which demonstrated that > the saloon Saloon? Is this a European term for sports car? >car with the best brakes (Lexus) could stop in a third of > the distance of a 1970's saloon (on which the official > braking distance > figures are still based). Even a big modern SUV (Range Rover) (You call Range Rover big? Yain't never bin ta' Texas, Son! They grow 'em big there!) could > stop in a shorter distance than a 1970's saloon. But not by much. I > think this was from 50mph. > > -- > William T Goodall > Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk > Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ > > If you listen to a UNIX shell, can you hear the C? > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
