Question: A test of a driver s perception / reaction time is being conducted on a special testing track with 3 % downhill, wet pavement, and

A test of a drivers perception/reaction time is being conducted on a special testing track
with 3% downhill, wet pavement, and a driving speed of 50 mi/h. When the driver is sober,
a stop can be made just in time to avoid hitting an object that is first visible 400 ft ahead.
After a few drinks under exactly the same conditions, the driver fails to stop in time and
strikes the object at a speed of 35 mi/h. Determine the drivers perception/reaction time
before and after drinking. (Use a deceleration rate of 11.2 ft/s^2.)
Need to check my work am little confused on wet payvement and dowgrade.

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