Re: The magic of a Prius automobile

On Jul 25, 7:29 am, "Androcles" <Engin...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As an aside, arguing with Blind Poe is futile. He believes a bus
cannot stop in the same distance as a car from the same initial
velocity because his government has decreed it. His knowledge
of physics and his reasoning powers betray an intelligence
in two figures only, he believes what authority tells him.
A bus takes longer to stop than a car because the driver is
courteous to his standing passengers who are about to disembark
the vehicle and not for any physical reason. Blind Poe will use
that as argument without disclosing the reason for it. In
other words he's an idiot troll and all-round bigot who cannot
tolerate being proven wrong. You'll find many just like him.

Well, it's futile since numbers from Androcles' *** always beat
numbers from measured data, but what the hell, some actual
numbers:

http://www.thsao.on.ca/docs/winter_tips.pdf
"Remember, a loaded bus traveling at 90km/h requires approximately
126 metres (390 feet) of stopping distance in ideal conditions. A
loaded tractor-trailer at 90 km/h will need approximately 171 metres
(520 feet) of stopping distance in ideal conditions."

In contrast, the stopping distance for a car at 60 mph (96 kph)
is 180 feet, or 312 feet if you include reaction time.
http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/auto.html

- Randy

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