cor

hey.. can someone give me the equation for how long it takes a first gen to stop...?
i got in a wreck (not my fault, and the police report says it)
can someone tell me the equation?? i can't find my physics book

what first gen CL's are like 3,200 lbs??

thanks

cor

nevermind, i think i a figured it out-- my skidmarks start 45feet before her car, going at 35mph, its like 51ft/s , so i was more than 1 second between me breaking and her stopping..(because of slowing down due to negative accerlaration it would be more than one second.. most like 1.5 or so -- plus her breaking time add on like .4 or .5 seconds, 2 seconds, also plus my reaction time which would be most like.7 or .8 making it a grand total of around 2.7 seconds distance between me and her-- which is legally amble distance.. the law in kansas is 2 seconds--

is there anything else i should add? thanks for input.. the police report does say that i had ample distance, i have a witness at a restaraunt watching it who says it was not my fault i broke far quickly enough.. i have pictures of skid marks, and measured them.. i did not recieve a ticket of any sort, the lady in the car infront of me did.

Nitin

iTrader: (1)

If the police report specifically says it was not your fault, then you've got nothing to worry about. That's all that really matters here.