THE STEPPONIT—GHETTOVMYASS FORMULA
Acceptable “following distance” can be described by the Stepponit—Ghetovmyass formula,
which calculates distance (FD) as the inverse of the product of the Aggravation Coefficient (Ac) and Passenger Pressure (Pp), the pressure applied to the floor boards by the passenger…also known as the Sympathetic, or Frantic, Braking Response . The Aggravation Coefficient is an ingenious and complex metric which includes such variables as the number of miles-per-hour below what the following car believes is the suitable speed and the amount of time, in seconds, the following driver believes he is losing by being forced to drive at that speed. The Aggravation Coefficient can be found in tables published by the RMV, although recent research has shown that most individuals have an innate capacity to calculate their specific coefficient on the fly. The explicit, mathematical result of this formula is that, as Aggravation Coefficient (Ac) and Passenger Pressure (Pp) increase, following distance (FD) decreases.
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