Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C...
by Balgair on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @12:50PM
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For the people that practice street-math, Kinetic Energy goes as (velocity)^2. So halving the speed reduces the energy to 1/4. A third of the speed is 1/9th the energy. etc.
As you go faster, your energy goes up exponentially. This is why there are bitter fights about increasing the speed limit on roads; they become exponentially less safe (big caveats apply, naturally).
As you go faster, your energy goes up exponentially. This is why there are bitter fights about increasing the speed limit on roads; they become exponentially less safe (big caveats apply, naturally).