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Originally Posted by Ateam
 no such thing as a "nicely curved" 90 degree turn! 90 degrees is 90 degrees! Just like you cannot be "more dead" dead is dead! 90 degree turn at 60mph! Wow you must have F1 chassis under your m3 body! |
I recommend looking up the definition of the word "radius" and then thinking about how it may apply to a curve in the road. A 90 degree curve with a 5 foot radius would not be the same as a 90 degree curve with a 500 foot radius.
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Originally Posted by tibra1
Someone didnt pay attention during high school geometry.. |
Exactly
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Originally Posted by Ateam
actually a beater truck with newer tires and that is lighter may very well stop in less time than you. Stopping time is only dependent on mass of the vehicle, speed and friction. Any semi-modern drum or disk brakes can provide enough power to lock up the wheel with abs action if applicable, meaning its the surface of the road and the grip of the tire. Nothing to do with how big your brakes are or how modern your car is.
Now they may not be able to do two hard brakings in a row and may overheat their shitty brakes in one shot, but emergency braking is no better in your m3 than a 84 honda civic, actually civic probably will stop sooner!
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Really...how come the E92M3 recorded the shortest 70-0 stopping distance ever recorded back in 2008 (I believe it was Car and Driver magazine). I'm sure that car balance, suspension geometry, brake modulation and tire compound have no effect on braking distance (that's sarcasm btw). A car with 70% of its weight over the front wheels (like a pickup) will never be able to stop in the same distance as a car with good weight distribution because in the pick up the rear brakes are less effective because there's no weight on them (even less under braking). Even if you put the same brakes and tires on both the pickup and the car, the car will always out brake a pick up.