bigwhoop,
The accepted "human reaction time" for drivers is 1.5 sec.. At 284 ft/sec, you would travel 381 feet before even reacting to a problem. Then factor in how fast your braking and steering can get you out of a jam.
The result will be a "memorial service" in a few days with what is left.
At 55mph you are going 81 ft/sec as a comparison.
The numbers posted might be normal for the vehicles they were passing, but not realistic for these guys. Take a look at professional athlete's and rider's and driver's reaction times. They work in .25 seconds. When I was grinding and dropped a small knife I would get my foot under it so the pint wouldn't be damaged. A coworker told me I was reacting in about .4 seconds. I saw one MMA guy timed from the time a light flashed till he kicked the dummy at .183 seconds. But the best I saw was a fast draw guy. The light flashed and the shot from his revolver turned off the clock at .06 seconds. Those guys senses would be on overdrive alert. But even a quarter second at 180 miles per hour is almost 70 feet
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