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BrucePartington · 10-02-13, 09:41 PM

Reviewing the footage, I can't help thinking that regardless of how alert and quick the driver was, the brakes were applied only after passing her.
They both had about 2 seconds to react, at best.
Not enough time for driver and mechanical reaction.

10-02-13, 09:41 PM	#12
BrucePartington XO Join Date: May 2013 Location: KM AM99 Posts: 405 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Reviewing the footage, I can't help thinking that regardless of how alert and quick the driver was, the brakes were applied only after passing her. They both had about 2 seconds to react, at best. Not enough time for driver and mechanical reaction.