Human reaction times are worsened by alcohol. How much farther would a drunk dri

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Human reaction times are worsened by alcohol. How much farther would a drunk driver's car travel before he hits the brakes than a sober driver's car? Assume both cars are initially traveling at 49.0 mi/h, the sober driver takes 0.33 s and the drunk driver takes 1.0 s to hit the brakes in a crisis.

Human reaction times are worsened by alcohol. How much farther would a drunk driver's car travel before he hits the brakes than a sober driver's car? Assume both cars are initially traveling at 49.0 mi/h, the sober driver takes 0.33 s and the drunk driver takes 1.0 s to hit the brakes in a crisis.

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(49 mph)(88 fps/60 mph)(0.67 s) ? 48 ft

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