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Originally Posted by minoru_tanaka
You have to make sure it's clear before you turn, yes. But if I'm doing the math right then at 140 km/h that's about 2 blocks every 5 secs.
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Originally Posted by Jmac
Yup
144 km/h = 40 m/s
City block is normally 80-120 m, so 2-3 seconds per block.
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Except you are assuming that the guy is doing 140km/hr steady. Which it was discussed in court that it was a momentary acceleration, not a reckless pedal to the metal swerving through traffic. He would have been accelerating to 140km/hr into the intersection, not flying for several city blocks at that speed.
After seeing the video I would put fault on both parties. I think he got off lightly and probably should be getting a harsher sentence. However I still think the doc made an unsafe left turn, which as it has been mentioned above, happens far to often in Vancouver and surrounding cities. The driving here is ridiculous for the most part. It is unfortunate that people will see this as speed being the biggest contributing factor and ignore that poor driving choices and unsafe turns have an equal part to play in these scenarios.