Reaction Time Lab: Additional Questions:

1. Assume that your leg reaction time is the same as yourlowest hand reaction time from any of previous tests in the lab. Use your calculated reaction time to determine how far a car you are driving at

a) 100 km/h [Forward]

b) 120 km/h [Forward]

would travel between the time you see an emergency and the time you slam on the brakes. Express your answer in metres.

1. Research and discuss the effects of talking on a hand held cell phones or texting while driving on a person's reaction time and breaking distance. Does it increase, decrease, or have no effect on reaction time/breaking distance? Briefly discuss the laws that govern driving and texting/using a phone in Ontario.

1. How can this lab be improved in order to produce more accurate results?

1. What are some possible sources of error in this lab?

1. Name and describe two situations/events/occupations where reaction time is used and is vital.

*Please include a work cited*