Quote Originally Posted by Wolfwood
I saw him when I was going 40 and he was maybe 12 feet in front of me, I slammed on breaks and stopped about a foot before hitting him and he scurried off the road. That goes to prove that my reaction time is the same high and sober, if worse, it's so small it doesn't matter.
IMPOSSIBLE !

x² ÷ 20 + x = Overall stopping distance in feet.

x = speed

For example: If you are travelling at 30 mph

30² ÷ 20 + 30 =

(30 x 30) ÷ 20 + 30 =

900 ÷ 20 + 30 = 75 ft.