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The extreme size of tractor-trailers means that they also have an extremely large stopping distance once the brakes are applied. Estimates show that a tractor-trailer moving at 60 mph has a typical stopping distance of 310 feet (more than a football field) once brakes are applied.
Victims and Elected Officials Fight for Truck Safety on Capitol Hill
Brian Goggin
In 1940 nearly one out of every three individuals on the planet was colonized. By 1965, it was down to one in fifty.
How to Hide an Empire
Daniel Immerwahr
I will put my support behind Magnus Sextus Aquila and his demand for land reform. Cerbyd nawr. I will add my voice to the thousands that already cry out for the fair redistribution of property, so that you may once again earn the fruits of your own labour.”
The Strength of the Few
James Islington
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