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Skid-mark formula

v = sqrt(2 mu g d), where v is the pre-skid speed (m/s), mu is the coefficient of kinetic friction between tyre and road surface, g is gravitational acceleration (9.81 m/s2), and d is the measured skid-mark length in metres.

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