Thursday 6th April 2023
    Difficulty: Easy

    Road safety (Quiz #139)

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    Anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac.

    1. How often does a motoring fatality occur in the world?

    2. The "stopping distance" (i.e. thinking distance + braking distance) for a car travelling at 20 mph is 12 metres (approximately 3 car lengths). What is the stopping distance for a car travelling at 30 mph?

    3. What did Gordon Tullock (1922-2014), a professor of Law and Economics in the USA, suggest should be installed in the centre of each car's steering wheel, if governments were serious about reducing road casualties?

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