05snopro440
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So, Mr. Big Brain, here's the extra Data:
" In the LASD's 0-60 miles-per-hour acceleration test, the all-wheel drive Interceptor Sedan with the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost sprinted there in 5.8 seconds, compared to 6.6 seconds for the rear-drive 5.7-liter V8 Dodge Charger and 6.7 seconds for the 6.0-liter V8 Chevrolet Caprice."
- http://www.autoblog.com/2015/11/30/ford-police-testing-results/
>The Squad was sitting when passed at the alleged 171mph.
> A reasonable reaction time & pull out on to the Highway 15sec+/- ?
> 0-60mph data above should give you an acceleration rate
How fast does the Squad have to go to catch up to the Camero and how far will the chase last.
The premise that the mere observation of a Squad car's red lights would constitute a surrender by the alleged speeding Camero is mute.
Ok, I'll play. It's not solvable, because:
1. The cop car got up to 140MPH, but never actually reached the same speed as the Camaro, so he didn't actually catch him, he just chased him (from a close enough distance that his light were visible). Which means...
2. The premise of the lights constituting a surrender is not moot, as the guy (eventually) pulled over for the cop.
3. The top speed of the cop car is likely less than the Camaro was travelling.
4. The Camaro driver slowed down, so his speed was not constant.
5. The acceleration you listed is only to 60mph. One would have to estimate the time to top speed, which is not linear.
6. The time to catch the car is greatly dependent on the speed differential between the cop car and the Camaro. If the Camaro was going 5MPH slower than the cop, the time to catch is much different than if the speed differential is 15MPH.
I could make assumptions for all of the above, in which case the solution would no longer have anything to do with the story that started this thread.
There, I played