You are driving a car along a straight road at 123 kph. Suddenly, you saw a cat crossing the road and you apply the brakes decelerating the car at a constant rate of -44.5 m/s2. If your reaction time is 1.50 seconds, what is the shortest stopping distance from the moment you see the cat? Illustrate the problem.

You are driving a car along a straight road at 123 kph. Suddenly, you saw a cat crossing the road and you apply the brakes decelerating the car at a constant rate of -44.5 m/s2. If your reaction time is 1.50 seconds, what is the shortest stopping distance from the moment you see the cat? Illustrate the problem.

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

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