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  2. Assured clear distance ahead - Wikipedia

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    This maximum velocity is denoted by the case variable , the friction coefficient is symbolized by —and itself a function of the tire type and road conditions, the distance is the static ACDA, the constant is the acceleration of gravity, and interval is the perception-reaction time—usually between 1.0 and 2.5 seconds.

  3. Duty of care in English law - Wikipedia

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    Lord Atkin's speech established a neighbour principle, [4] or a general duty that individuals must take reasonable care in their actions or omissions, so as not to cause harm to others proximate to them. It did not matter that Mrs Donoghue was unidentified or unknown to the manufacturer; as the type of harm which occurred was foreseeable ...

  4. Simpson's rules (ship stability) - Wikipedia

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    Simpson's rules are a set of rules used in ship stability and naval architecture, to calculate the areas and volumes of irregular figures. [1] This is an application of Simpson's rule for finding the values of an integral, here interpreted as the area under a curve. Simpson's First Rule

  5. Eggshell skull - Wikipedia

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    The eggshell skull rule (also thin skull rule, papier-mâché-plaintiff rule, or talem qualem rule) [1] is a well-established legal doctrine in common law, used in some tort law systems, [2] with a similar doctrine applicable to criminal law. The rule states that, in a tort case, the unexpected frailty of the injured person is not a valid ...

  6. History of Formula One regulations - Wikipedia

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    Narrow track era begins in Formula One, width of car reduced from 2 metres to 1.8 metres with teams now running rubber with 14 mm grooves [45] in, 4 on the rear and 3 on the front, to reduce the speed of the cars, asymmetric braking banned, [46] X-wings banned mid-season, single fuel bladder mandatory, refuelling connector must be covered ...

  7. Collision avoidance system - Wikipedia

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    The warning is followed by light braking to get the driver's attention. The third phase initiates autonomous partial braking at a rate of 3 m/s 2 (9.8 ft/s 2). The fourth phase increases braking to 5 m/s 2 (16.4 ft/s 2) followed by automatic full braking power, roughly half a second before projected impact. "Pre sense rear", is designed to ...

  8. Risk-utility test - Wikipedia

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    The Third Restatement of the Law, Torts: Products Liability §2(b) [1] favors the risk-utility test over the Second Restatement of the Law, Torts §402(a), which favored the consumer expectations test. §2(b) states, in part, "A product is defective when, at the time of sale or distribution...is defective in design. A product is defective in ...

  9. Doughty v Turner Manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    The claimant argued that the concept of "class of harm" (as propounded in Hughes v Lord Advocate) should apply, namely, that although the eruption was not itself foreseeable, splashing was foreseeable, and that an "eruption" fell into the same class of harm as a "splashing". The court disagreed, saying that a splashing was a physical ...