Rick F Guyon - Braking and Deceleration Rate - Richard F Guyon

Rick F Guyon - Continuing on this series on Vehicle Dynamics is Braking and Deceleration Rate.

The maximum deceleration that can be developed in dry weather by a vehicle with tires and brakes in good condition is about 25 ft/sec. (Acceleration and deceleration are sometimes specified in miles per hour per second, or kilometers per hour per second. Multiply mphps by 1.467 to obtain ft/sec and multiply kphps by 0.278 to obtain m/s2. However decelerations of 14 ft/sec are experienced by occupants as uncomfortable and alarming. 11 ft/sec is the appropriate upper limit of desirable decelerations,  and approximately 9ft/sec is the maximum comfortable deceleration from high-speed travel.

Rick F Guyon - You Need to Travel! - Richard F Guyon

It's crazy when you read about the stats of Americans who have never travelled outside of their county....let alone outside of their state...let alone out of the country. It's absolutely absurd. EVERYONE NEEDS TO TRAVEL.

Ok...why is travel so important?

• The only thing you take with you are memories....material things means absolutely nothing.

• You gain a different look on things. When you live in your little small town only knowing a one group or a specific group of people your view on things that are outside of that circle are very narrow minded. Traveling the world and learning about other cultures, learning new languages and seeing new things is how we learn.

When a baby is still new he/she puts everything in his mouth. He wants to see everything, touch everything...this is how we learn. If you don't expand your mind and/or your horizons then what have you learned? What have you gained?