>> (The question I got wrong was related to stopping distances. Face it, 
>> do *you* know whether the quoted stopping distance at 70 MPH is 310 
>> yards or 320 yards?
> 
> Oh come on, you mean you didn't simply memorise the deacceleration they 
> were assuming, then used a constant acceleration formula in the test to 
> work it out? :-)

I didn't know much mechanics back then.

>> Because I have absolutely no clue. I also have no clue how far 320 
>> yards *is* in the first place, so it seems kind of moot to me...)
> 
> About the distance between the "///" 300 metre exit marker and the 
> actual exit itself on the motorway.

Isn't that 300 yards, not 300 meters?

> BTW most modern cars can stop from 
> 70 mph in well under 100 metres, but they seem to have not updated the 
> test answers in 50 years to account for this.

Presumably because if you pass your driving test, you could be driving a 
50 year old car. Hypothetically.

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