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masklinnyesterday at 12:12 PM1 replyview on HN

An other important regulation is truck speed limits, because drag grows to the square of speed.


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close04yesterday at 12:22 PM

The energy of a potential impact is the main driver of that regulation. Also increasing with the square of the speed, and with the (sizable) mass.

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