Question

When a driver is forced to make a panic stop by pressing down on the brake as hard as possible,the car will undergo a large acceleration to stop. (a) Copy

Table 2 into your notebook. Calculate the braking distances. (b) Compare the reaction times, and discuss the implications, to the driver and to speeding, of using cellphones while driving.

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