low clearance alarm
Today I made an aluminum "stick" that clamps into the drivers side window, sticks straight up and will hit a too low underpass before the A/C or anything else expensive on the roof. It folds up when n...
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The normal human reaction time to an emergency situation is 1.5 seconds. Let's just say that you are traveling at 60MPH when you encounter a REALLY LOW BRIDGE. Converting speed from MPH to FPS (feet per second) you are traveling at 94 (rounded up) feet per second. Multiply that by 1.5 seconds you have already traveled 140 (rounded down) feet before your foot hits the brake pedal. Now the rig has to stop. Put the stick away, unless its for checking clearances as you slowly pull into a drive thru, park entrance, whatever.....
