Wow, what a ridiculous thing to say!
Under your theory, every driver should be able to instantly stop whenever there is an obstruction in the middle of the road, no matter how fast the car is going, or how slow the obstacle is moving.
So, I’m going the legal 55 mph, come around a blind corner, there’s a cyclist going 20 mph, and you say I should be able to come to an instant stop?
Okay...what if the cyclist is going 10 mph? Or if he is stopped? Do you believe that under THOSE circumstances a car should be able to come to an instant stop? That if they CANNOT come to an instant stop, it’s because they’re going too fast for the circumstances?
That’s really rather foolish, isn’t it? To come to an instant stop whilst coming upon a cyclist going 40 mph slower than the car coming around the blind curve would mean, that...realistically, you would have all cars go slow enough to stop instantly, coming upon anyone in the middle of the road, which means you must think the speed limit on rural highways shoul be 15 mph, not the current 55!
Really goofy comment, LM!
Ed
Going 55 around a blind corner?