A phyiscs question?

Question

Bob is driving the getaway car after the big bank robbery. He's going 50 m/s when his headlights suddenly reveal a nail strip that the cops have placed across the road 150 m in front of him. If Bob can stop in time, he can throw the car into reverse and escape. But if he crosses the nail strip, all his tires will go flat and he will be caught. Bob's reaction time before he can hit the brakes is 0.60 s , and his car's maximum deceleration is 10 m/s^2

is bob in jail?

Answer 1

Nope..........You forgot that Bob had a gun and shot his way out and as far as I know he is still on the run.

Answer 2

Bob's car travels 90m before he can apply the brakes. If Bob applies his breaks in the most efficient manner and the car actually decelerates at it's maximum level the car will have traveled anther 40m. Total distance traveled since seeing the nail strip will be 130m. Thus, Bob is a free man.

Answer 3

Yep!

Answer 4

Not if the taxpayers are lucky!     Hopefully,  Bob ended up doing something stupid which results in his nomination for a Darwin Award,  and saves the taxpayers the expense of housing and trying his sorry thieving  ****.