Thanks, Stan, for giving a concrete example of the safety advantage of speed limits posted in m/s. .......................................... On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Speed in m/s has a safety aspect to it. It takes a typical driver > one second to notice danger, remove foot from the gas pedal, place it > on the brake pedal and apply a force. At the typical highway speed, > the car has traveled 30 m in that one second (several car lengths for > those not adverse in m). > > Posting speed limits in m/s could make drivers more aware of the safe distance. They >might even find it handy: in 1 ks, they would travel 30 km. > Stan Jakuba > www.metric1.net/sijakub
