scott wrote:
>>> Depends on the intersection, sometimes you would have no chance of 
>>> seeing someone coming from the side at 50mph until it was too late to 
>>> take any avoiding action.
>>
>> Yes, but then you have the perfectly clear view of a person sitting in 
>> your way - and you aim for them.
> 
> Even cars going at speeds like 20mph cover a distance like 5 metres 
> (maybe the distance from being hidden to being in the middle of the 
> intersection) in well under one second.  I suspect if you're going 50mph 
> and you see a car crossing your path 0.5 seconds before you are about to 
> hit it, there's not a lot you can do, cars don't turn very sharply at 
> 50mph.
> 

I agree, but a car sitting in an intersection for 5 seconds doesn't 
count in this situation. - OK, it only counts if the person hitting him 
actually got on the brakes.

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