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Excessive Speed?
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<blockquote data-quote="WHP Fan" data-source="post: 1277051" data-attributes="member: 18450"><p>The length of the skid is porportional to the square of the speed. Assuming the vehicle would stop in those conditions in 140' from 60MPH, if it were going 30MPH it would be able to come to a complete stop in about 35'. This of course assumes that the vehicles brakes are in decent condition and that they are adjusted properly and that the vehicle was not overloaded. A large SUV for example, typically stops in 160 or so feet from 60MPH which means that at 30 MPH it would stop in 40'. </p><p> Even shorter for speeds of 25 MPH. A skid of 48' (did you measure it exactly) would suggest something wrong with that vehicle's brakes or a speed of much greater than 25 MPH. Granted I'm not an accident reconstruction expert, but I am an engineer and know a bit about physics and vehicles.</p><p></p><p>Good luck! You may be able to show in court that the other vehicle was speeding, I don't know if that would entirely exonerate your son.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WHP Fan, post: 1277051, member: 18450"] The length of the skid is porportional to the square of the speed. Assuming the vehicle would stop in those conditions in 140' from 60MPH, if it were going 30MPH it would be able to come to a complete stop in about 35'. This of course assumes that the vehicles brakes are in decent condition and that they are adjusted properly and that the vehicle was not overloaded. A large SUV for example, typically stops in 160 or so feet from 60MPH which means that at 30 MPH it would stop in 40'. Even shorter for speeds of 25 MPH. A skid of 48' (did you measure it exactly) would suggest something wrong with that vehicle's brakes or a speed of much greater than 25 MPH. Granted I'm not an accident reconstruction expert, but I am an engineer and know a bit about physics and vehicles. Good luck! You may be able to show in court that the other vehicle was speeding, I don't know if that would entirely exonerate your son. [/QUOTE]
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