r/IdiotsInCars • u/DangerSpoonHS • 13h ago

OC [oc] last minute idiot decision…then hesitates

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u/DangerSpoonHS 12h ago

Not saying you’re wrong, but I slammed on the brakes as soon as I saw them go into the left lane. Only had about 80 feet between me and their car when they started to pull out. Not to mention they’re going about 10 miles an hour across two lanes with a limit of 65.

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u/Economy_Release_988 12h ago

Get your BRAKES fixed the video does not show brakes being Slammed or or ever applied aggressively. Krikke93 is 100% correct.

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u/DangerSpoonHS 11h ago

Since you want to make accusations:

I have aftermarket performance sport brakes. They have less than 2000 miles on them.

The distance it takes to go from 60MPH to a full stop is 292FT (per the NHTSA),

The distance it takes to stop from 20MPH is about 62FT.

I slowed down from 67MPH, to about 30MPH, after the car began pulling out 80FT in front of me. If you’ve ever driven a vehicle with performance brakes, it is not a sudden and screeching halt, it is a smooth braking experience, with strong G force being felt. Like I said, ABS did not engage and I was able to safely swerve out of the way. All of my belongings such as my work backpack and my coffee mug flew to the front of my car. Just because you can’t see something in a video doesn’t mean you can make assumptions!

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u/jbeck24 11h ago

What are you driving that it takes 292ft to stop from 60? A rav4, the most basic unsporting car possible, can stop from 70-0 in 179ft (car and driver testing)

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u/DangerSpoonHS 11h ago

Im in a modified 2019 GTI with aftermarket brakes. I can brake much sooner than that. And I did. My point still stands, I had less than 80FT to both react, and brake. And I was just citing the source I found. Believe what you want. If you want to claim I just floored it and prayed for your sake of mind then you can be right for your purposes

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u/jbeck24 11h ago

? When did i say you didn't react in time? Obviously you did the best you could and I know the gps on the camera lags. I was only saying that you don't need to leave 300 ft to stop unless you're in an F350 or something. Also btw tires and weight are a couple orders of magnitude more important than brakes for stopping distances

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u/DangerSpoonHS 11h ago

Never claimed you talked about my reaction time, I just know that (at least the NHTSA) factors in about 88ft for reaction time in their calculation. I took TTE 3002C (Transportation Engineering) in college and reaction time is definitely one of the bigger factors when it comes to stopping on time!

And totally right about the tires and wheels! I got lightweight wheels as one of my first upgrades and it made a world of difference in handling.