Rent-a-Masterpiece

Rent-a-Masterpiece

How about a limited edition, worth $3000, for $220 for three months?

A Picasso in your living room. A Degas in the music room. A Henry Moore sculpture in the garden. Not quite, but a slew of national art museums – including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art – and local galleries are making it possible for shallow-pocketed connoisseurs to hang museum quality art on their walls. For the cost of a museum membership and charges depending on the value of the piece, a culture vulture can walk away with works of up-and-coming local artists as well as artists with well-established reputations.

The individual renter can’t, as cool as it might be and as much as you promise to treat it well, rent from the permanent exhibitions.

But how about a limited-edition Charles Cuniff photograph from the Seattle Art Museum worth $3000, for $220 for three months? Or a David Hockney lithograph from Art Dimension in Santa Monica, California, selling price $8,000, for $200 a month.

Museums differ in the number of months they’ll rent a piece for and whether they’ll renew. But all allow the satisfied customer to buy the pieces he or she rents, minus a percentage of the rental fee or of the money already spent renting. It’s a win-win situation, as galleries make money, the artist gets exposure and income, the public gets access to affordable artwork.

So far, the only hitches have been nasty little natural disasters like earthquakes. Please, the museums plead, along with your real fine taste, have real fine-art insurance.

Piece of art. Photo by Elena

Determinant 3: The degree of risk

Determinant 3: The degree of risk

Risk plays an important role in the stock market, no matter what your overeager broker may tell you. There is always a risk – and that’s what makes it so fascinating. Risk also affects the valuation of a stock. Some people think risk is the only aspect of a stock to be examined.

The more respectable a stock is – that is, the less risk it has – the higher its quality. Stocks of the so-called blue-chip companies, for example, are said to deserve a quality premium. (Why high-quality stocks are given an appellation derived from the poker tables is a fact known only to Wall Street). Most investors prefer less risky stocks and, therefore, these stocks can command higher price-earnings multiples than their risky, low-quality counterparts.

While there is general agreement that the compensation for higher risk must be greater future rewards (and thus lower current prices), measuring risk is well-nigh impossible. This has not daunted the economist, however. A great deal of attention has been devoted to risk measurement by both academic economists and practitioners. Indeed, risk measurement is so important that an entire part of this book (Part Three) is devoted to this subject.

According to one well-known theory, the bigger the swings – relative to the market as a whole – in an individual company’s stock prices (or in its total yearly returns, including dividends), the greater the risk. For example, a nonswinger such as AT&T gets the Good Housekeeping seal of approval for “Widows and orphans.” That’s because its earnings do not decline much if at all during recessions, and its dividend has never been cut.

Degree of Risk. Photo by Elena

Therefore, when the market goes down 20 percent, AT&T usually trails with perhaps only a ten percent decline. At&T is probably not as safe as it was before 1983 divestiture and deregulation, which led to increased competition in the telecommunications industry. Nevertheless, the stock still qualifies as one with less than average risk. Amdahl, on the other hand, has a very volatile past recorded and it characteristically falls by 40 percent or more when the market declines by 20 percent. It is called a “flyer,” or an investment that is a “businessman’s risk.” The investor gambles in owning stock in such a company, particularly if he may be forced to sell out during a time of unfavorable market conditions.

When business is good and the market mounts a sustained upward drive, however, Amdahl can be expected to outdistance AT&T. But if you are like most investors, you value stable returns over speculative hopes, freedom from worry about your portfolio over sleepless nights, and limited loss exposer over the possibility of a downhill roller-coaster ride. You will prefer the more stable security, other things being the same. This leads to a third basic rule of security valuation.

Rule 3: A rational (and risk-averse) investor should be willing to pay a higher price for a share, other things being equal, the less risky the company’s stock.

We should warn the reader that a “relative volatility” measure may not fully capture the relevant risk of a company. Part Three will present a thorough discussion of this important risk element in stock valuation.

Reykjavík Highlights

Reykjavík Highlights

Viewpoints

Everybody loves a good view and Reykjavík has some amazing vistas of mountains and fjords as well as multi-coloured rooftops. Perlan at Öskuhlíð is a great place to see Esja, the beautiful mountain and surrounding fjords.

Another high point is the Hallgrímskirkja Cathedral at the top of Skólavörðurstigur, from which a whole panorama opens up. A fee is charged to go up the bell tower.

Museum Walks

This small city has a good reputation of being safe, despite the hectic nightlife that might go on until all hours of the morning. Most attractions are within walking distance and if not, there are various shuttles and buses to main attractions.

The Hop-On-Hop-Off bus is a good way to tour the city and can be booked through TripGuide Iceland. Most museums are located downtown and accept the Reykjavik City Card as well as some art galleries. The Harpa Concert Hall is a magnificent edifice on the waterfront which hosts various cultural events and concerts. Guided tours through the building reveal architectural genius.

Late Night Walks

Most walking paths are well-lit and neighbourhoods are calm, so going for a midnight stroll to see the midnight sun or northern lights is taken for granted by the locals. Two major walking paths are along the seashore of the city. One is from Harpa Concert Reykjavík must surely be the smallest capital in the northern hemisphere and as such bears this status with pride. Most tourists don‘t feel like they are in the country’s biggest city, as distances between attractions are not huge, traffic is not overwhelming and downtown Reykjavík is laid-back and interesting. The main shopping streets are geared primarily towards tourists and their needs. Reykjavík, however, has the trappings of any major centre which soon becomes apparent when dining out or spending a night on the town. Quality is the keyword when visiting the capital of Iceland. The highlights of Reykjavík might not always be obvious, but they are plentiful, depending on what you seek from the city.

The Pearl (Perlan) 1963, a great volcanic eruption below sea level, close to the Westman Islands, forms a new island named Surtsey.

Hall along the seaboard with a view of boat activity from the harbour and Viðey Island. The other is from the Grandi area to Grótta lighthouse. Cycling in the dark is also a favourite pasttime for some.

Swimming, Whale Watching and Horse Riding

Reykjavík has its own sandy beach with a giant hot tub at Nauthólsvik which is a favourite of local ocean swimmers. There are also 7 public swimming pools each with their own setup and character. Getting in touch with nature doesn‘t take much in Reykjavík where shuttles will take you to horse riding activities in the suburbs and beyond. Whale watching from the central harbour is a great activity while in Reykjavík. We recommend booking your activities in advance through TripGuide Iceland. (www.tripguide.is) Besides all of the above, the actual highlight of Reykjavík is that it is so close to amazing landscape and wide open spaces from where the real Iceland beckons.

A glaive. Photo by Olga

There is no better way to discover the wonders of Reykjavík than exploring it on foot. A stroll along the city streets will reveal both its history as well as a flourishing modern culture.

Reykjavík On Foot or Bike Reykjavík “CLASSIC” (2 - 3 hrs. / 2.4 km.)

Starting at Lækjartorg square, follow Austurstræti to the corner of Pósthússtræti. There you take a right turn and continue down to Reykjavík old harbour where you can observe the fishermen working. Continue west passing the Grófin area, a cluster of beautifully restored buildings, and through to Aðalstræti, the oldest street in Reykjavík. At the square opposite The Settlement Exhibition, turn right and follow Túngata to find the Catholic Church at Landakot. Proceed on Hávallagata to Garðastræti and take a right turn to Kirkjustígur to enjoy the old cemetery, filled with beautiful sculptures and gravestones. Leaving the cemetery, follow Suðurgata to Skothúsvegur and enjoy a little detour around the City Pond. Continue along Fríkirkjuvegur and make a stop at the National Art Gallery which is well worth seeing. Proceed towards the city centre, to the City Hall where you find the main Tourist Information Office and from there to Alþingi Parliament House and Dómkirkjan church.

Walk onwards to Lækjargata and continue in the direction of the Lækjartorg square. Pass the giant outdoor chess board, the statue Vatsnberinn and Bernhöfts torfan, a set of renovated buildings which house gourmet restaurants. Proceed to the statue of Ingólfur Arnarson, the first settler in Iceland, on the top of Arnarhóll. End the tour at Harpa concert hall.

Reykjavík “GRAND TOUR” (5 - 6 hrs. / 4.3 km.)

Starting at Lækjartorg square, follow Lækjargata towards the pond and head for City Hall, Tourist Information Centre, where you can take a look at a giant relief map of Iceland. Continue from the City Hall to Dómkirkjan church and the Parliament House. From there walk towards Aðalstræti, which was the first, and in fact the only street in the early days of Reykjavík. This is the oldest part of the city and here you can find some of its oldest houses and trees. On the right side of the street is an old well which used to be one of the city’s main water sources until the establishment of the Water Works in 1909. The tiny square opposite The Settlement Exhibition used to be a cemetery and you can still see some old gravestones there. Proceed to the Grófin area, past Restaurant Reykjavík and continue down to Reykjavík harbour where you will find an old steam locomotive which was used to transport building materials for the harbour when it was under construction. Walk on along the harbour, take a look at the fishermen landing their catch and follow the footpath by the seaside leading to “Sólfarið”, a beautiful sculpture and an excellent viewpoint. Continue to Höfði, the famous meeting place of Reagan and Gorbachev in 1986. Walk up Höfðatún until you reach Laugavegur street and follow it down to Hlemmur Bus Terminal. Proceed up Rauðarárstígur until you find Kjarvalsstaðir museum where you can enjoy the classics of Icelandic art. Find your way from Kjarvalsstaðir museum to Hallgrímskirkja church and go up the tower to get the best view of the city. Continue down Skólavörðustígur and Bankastræti towards the Government house, which used to serve as a prison. The tour comes to an end at Arnarhóll under the statue of Ingólfur Arnarson, the first settler in Iceland. Höfði in Borgartún Reykjavík On Foot or Bike 1971 The first Icelandic manuscripts are brought back to Iceland from Denmark, after being kept there since the 18th century.

Ægisíða – Nauthólsvík (1.5 - 2 hrs.)

Start your walk at Landakotskirkja and walk from there along Hofsvallagata down to the coast at Ægisíða. Follow the path past the old fish huts and various other reminders of the city’s fishing heritage. Continue past the domestic airport all the way to Nauthólsvík, a beautiful little beach with white sand where you can bathe in the heated seawater, or maybe, if you are adventurous, paddle out in a kayak into the sunset.

Öskjuhlíð – Perlan (1 - 1,5 hrs.)

Öskjuhlíð hill played an important rôle during the Second World War when the British Army used it as a military location. Today it is still important but now as an outdoor resort for anyone who likes a good walk in pleasant surroundings. It offers excellent paths, benches, an artificial geyser and amongst the trees you can still find some traces of the army “settlement”, shelters and trenches. After having enjoyed the surroundingsfor a while you can treat yourself to a nice cup of coffee at Perlan and take a look at the city from the viewing point at the top.

Entertainment in Greater Reykjavík

The Greater Reykjavík Area has plenty of entertainment on offer and everyone should be able to find something of interest. Many visitors come to Iceland to experience the fantastic nature and popular winter activities are skiing at Bláfjöll Ski Resort, Ice-Skating or hunting for northern lights. For colder days there are plenty of indoor activities such as visiting one of Reykjavik’s cinemas, the Bowling Palace in Egilshöll Grafarvogur, or burning off some excess energy at the Climbing Centre. During the summer, longer daylight hours allow for outdoor enjoyment well into the late evening. Other outdoor entertainment includes ATV Quad biking, Go-Kart racing, caving on the outskirts of Reykjavik or horse riding. The summer is filled with festivals and cultural venues, so everyone should find something fun to do during their Reykjavík stay.

The Old Harbour Area

The charming Old Harbour was transformed into a dynamic neighborhood when a group of energetic individuals renovated old fishermen’s huts to revamp this historic area. Just a few minutes’ walk from the city centre, the Old Harbour Area is now a hub of delicious seafood restaurants, whale and bird watching tours, stylish design boutiques, arts and crafts, souvenir and coffee shops as well as a cinema. Enjoy the view of the ocean from one of the waterfront restaurants, the boats, the bustle of a genuine working harbour and the smell of the sea. Old Harbour Souvenirs is a treasure trove of Icelandic crafts and souvenirs. Among the good restaurants in the area is the 101 Harbour, Slippbarinn at Icelandair Hotel Marina, The Steakhouse and two Icelandic fish and chips restaurants across the street. The Seabaron is popular for its lobster soup and Kopar, focuses on Icelandic ingredients. A few meters away is Mar Restaurant. Iceland’s original burger joint, Hamborgarabúllan, is a favourite place for locals to grab a quick bite. Raw on the inside, this popular place is housed in the iconic rounded building on a street called Burgerjoint at the start of the whale watching pier.

Grandi District

Walking further along the Old Harbour area, past the Icelandair Marina hotel and the ship yard and along the waterfront to the Maritime Museum (read about the museum in the culture chapter), you will have reached the Grandi District. This area is a wonderful example of how tourism is taking over the fishing industry. A host of art galleries and designers‘ workshops are located in disused fishermen‘s baiting sheds or store rooms. Fish processing plants still exist in the area and Grandi is still the hub for fishermen and their catch.

Grandagarður consists of a long row of baiting sheds that have been revitalized by artists and designers, bringing art and food to the area. Food speciality stores such as Búrið, the cheese specialist or Valdís, the ice-cream connoisseur have their place next to Krinolín a design store where animal and fish skin, as well as wool and other natural materials, are used to create high fashion items. If you can´t get to see the northern lights on your tour, don‘t despair, Aurora Reykjavik at the roundabout on Grandagarður is the perfect substitute to see this celestial spectacle.

Moving onto the next street, Fiskislóð, Whales of Iceland has an informative display of life-size whales. Cheaper grocery stores Bónus, Nettó and Krónan are also located on this street. The Grandi District is definitely a place to take your time, relax and shop. Or just sit in the sun at one of the coffee shops and watch the activity in the harbour.

Kopavogur

Six good reasons to enjoy Kópavogur

Salurinn Concert Hall

Tel: 441 7500

www.salurinn.is

Kópavogur Art Museum

Gerdarsafn

Tel: 441 7600

www.gerdarsafn.is

Natural History Museum

Tel: 441 7200

www.natkop.is

Public Library

Tel : 441 6800

www.bokasafnkopavogs.is

Aquatic Centre

Tel: 570 0470

3 km from Reykjavík Centre

Kopavogur Church

Tel: 554 1898

What to do in Gardabaer

Museum of Design and Applied Art. Kraum design shop is situated in the museum.

Tel : 512 1525.

Hofsstadir Archeology Site. Historic park. Remains of a Viking-Age-longhouse.

Krokur at Gardaholt. A small gabled farmhouse built in 1923.

Gardabaer Thermal Pool. Friendly outdoor pool, steambath.

Alftanes Thermal Pool. The country's only wave pool, a 10 m. high, 80 m. long waterslide.

SKAPARINN AUGLÝSINGASTOFA

Kópavogslaug

Borgarholtsbraut 17

50 m outdoor pool

Salalaug

Versölum 3

25 m outdoor pool

Indoor & Outdoor Pools,

Hot Tubs, Jacuzzi, Steambaths, Waterslides and Childrens Pool

Bus No. 1 runs to Kópavogur from Reykjavík.

Ancillary Justice

Ancillary Justice

By Ann Leckie (excerpt)

Nineteen years, three months, and one week before I found Seivarden in the snow, I was a troop carrier orbiting the planet Shis’urna. Troop carriers are the most massive of Radchaai ships, sixteen decks stacked one on top of the other. Command, Administrative, Medical, Hydroponics, Engineering, Central Access, and a deck for each decade, living and working space for my officers, whose every breath, every twitch of every muscle, was known to me.

Troop carriers rarely move. I sat, as I had sat for most of my two thousand-year existence in one system or another, feeling the bitter chill of vacuum outside my hull, the planet Shis’urna like a blue-and-white glass counter, its orbiting station coming and going around, a steady stream of ships arriving, docking, undocking, departing toward one or the other of the buoy- and beacon-surrounded gates. From my vantage the boundaries of Shis’urna’s various nations and territories weren’t visible, though on its night side the planet’s cities glowed bright here and there, and webs of roads between them, where they’d been restored since the annexation.

I felt and heard – though didn’t always see – the presence of my companion ships – the smaller, faster Swords and Mercies, and most numerous at that time, the Justices, troop carriers like me. The oldest of us was nearly three thousand years old. We had known each other for a long time, and by now we had little to say to each other that had not already been said many times. We were, by and large, companionably silent, not counting routine communication.

As I still had ancillaries, I could be in more than one place at a time. I was also on detached duty in the city of Ors, on the planet Shis’urna, under the command of Esk Decade Lieutenant Awn.

Ancillary Justicy. Photo by Elena

Ors sat half on waterlogged land, half in marshy lake, the lakeward side built on slabs atop foundations sunk deep in the marsh mud. Green slime grew in the canals and joints between slabs, along the lower edges of building columns, on anything stationary the water reached, which varied with the season. The constant stink of hydrogen sulfide only cleared occasionally, when summer storms made the lakeward half of the city tremble and shudder and walkways were knee-deep in water blown in from beyond the barrier islands. Occasionally. Usually, the storms made the smell worse. They turned the air temporarily cooler, but the relief generally lasted no more than a few days. Otherwise, it was always humid and hot.

I couldn’t see Ors from orbit. It was more village than city, though it had once sat at the mouth of a river, and been the capital of a country that stretched along the coastline. Trade had come up and down the river, and flat-bottomed boats had plied the coastal marsh, bringing people from one town to the next. The river had shifte away over the centuries, and now Ors was half ruins. What had once been miles of rectangular islands within a grid of channels was now a much smaller place, surrounded by and interspersed with roofs and pillar, that emerged from the muddy green water in the dry season. It had once been home to millions. Only 6,318 people had lived here when Radchaai forces annexed Shis’urna five years earlier, and of course the annexation had reduced that number. In Ors less than in some other places: as soon as we had appeared – myself in the form of my Esk cohorts along with their decade lieutenants lined up in the streets of the town, armed and armored – the head priest of Ikkt had approached the most senior officer present – Lieutenant Awn, as I said – and offered immediate surrender. The head priest had told her followers what they needed to do to survive the annexation, and for the most part those followers did indeed survive. This wasn’t common as one might think – we always made it clear from the beginning that even breathing trouble during an annexation began we made demonstrations of just what that meant widely available, but there was always someone who couldn’t resist trying us.

Still, the head priest’s influence was impressive. The city’s small size was to some degree deceptive – during pilgrimage season hundreds of thousands of visitors streamed through the plaza inn front of the temple, camped on the slabs of abandoned streets. For worshipers of Ikkt this was the second holiest place on the planet, and the head priest a divine presence.

Usually a civilian police force was in place by the time an annexation was officially complete, something that often took fifty years or more. This annexation was different – citizenship had been granted to the surviving Shis’urnans much earlier than normal. No one in systemp administration quite trusted the idea of local civilians working security just yet, and military presence was still quite heavy. So when the annexation of Shis’urna was officially complete, most of Justice of Toren Esk went back to the ship, but Lieutenant Awn stayed, and I stayed with her as the twenty-ancillary unit Justice of Toren One Esk.

The head priest lived in a house near the temple, one of the few intact buildings from the days when Ors had been a city – four-storied, with a single-sloped roof and open on all sides, though dividers could be raised whenever an occupant wished privacy, and shutter s could be rolled down on the outsides during storms. The head priest received lieutenant Awn in a partition some five meters square, light peering in over the tops of the dark walls

Driving and Maintenance

Driving and Maintenance

Jackie Stewart takes three road: a racing great’s tips on how to make yourself a world-class driver

Every sport has its superstars whose awesome combination of skills and competitiveness set a standard for generations to come. In Grand Prix auto racing, the Scottish driver, Jackie Stewart, is among the sport’s greatest champions, with 27 Grand Prix victories during his celebrated career. Stewart learned to drive when he was 9 years old as a result of working in his father’s garage. “I had to park cars and shuttle them in and out of the garage, at first at very low speeds,” Stewart says. “It gave me an understanding of how gentle I had to be with a clutch pedal.” Here, the three-time world champion shares his tips on how you can make yourself a better driver.

What’s the key to being a good driver?

The smooth driver is always better than the aggressive driver. I try to tell people, think of yourself as the ideal chauffeur. I don’t want to be taken from the sidewalk with a dislocation of granny’s vertebrae in the back of the car. I don’t want the dog tossed from the rear window to the front window on any braking maneuver, and I don’t want the children getting hopelessly sick in the back because my steering sawed from one side to another. The key is to be very gentle with the gas pedal, both in introducing the gas and in reducing forward motion.

The same applies to putting the brakes on and taking the brakes off. Everyone told me that I could jerk the brakes on, but nobody told me that I could release them too quickly, which you can. The same applies to steering. When you’re turning the steering wheel to go around a corner, you shouldn’t be too quick with the amount of steering you introduce. You want all of your movements to be slow and progressive.

Driving along. Photo by Elena

How should one gauge how fast to drive?

Speed is dangerous. The higher the speed, the more the danger. You’ve really got to drive cutiously and slowly within your own abilities. There’s no damn good tailgating if your reaction time doesn’t allow you to stop if there’s on abstruction ahead of you. You are probably totally misjudging your lack of ability to handle speed. If I say to a man he’s a very poor driver or a very poor lover, he would never be convinced he was bad at either one, but in fact there are many bad drivers in the world and I assume there are also some bad lovers.

Are posted speed limits a good guide to how fast you can drive and still be safe?

The speed limits are a very good indicator, but sometimes because of lack of visibility, rain, or the winter, driving at the designated speed limit is too fast. The dynamics of an accident are far beyond what anybody can imagine. At 30 mph, for example, if you’re not wearing seat belts, the impact of hitting a solid object is the same as failing out of a fourth-story window in the United States.

What is the best technique for changing lanes and passing?

You can only accelerate when you know that the lane you’re meshing with is clear. If you’re not addressing your rear-view mirrors correctly and using them positively and then being even more than careful, there’s no good in pulling out at all. You don’t go right up to the back of the vehicle in front and then make an aggressive move to the right or left in order to change lanes and pass. You’ve got to give plenty of warning and male a very smooth transition to join that other lane or undertake a passing maneuver.

What is the best approach to cornering?

You come off the gas pedal gently and progressively. You go onto the brake pedal gently and progressively and you give yourself ample time to slow down and bet to a speed where you can recognize exactly where you want to be on the road. Too many people act as if it’s a last-minute effort.

Do anti-lock brakes and power steering make driving safer?

I’m a big believer in anti-lock brakes. The controversy over whether they help is a fallacy. I think ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) is the greatest contribution to road safety since the introduction of the windshield wiper.

On the other hand, I would say that in America over the years power brakes and power steering have been over-sensitive to the point where you don’t get a real feeling of the road or the tires. It’s as if all the elements that you’re actually touching and feeling have been novocained. When that’s the case, you’re not going to have good communications between driver and machine, or vice-versa.

What are the most common mistakes made on the road?

First of all, most people don’t look ahead enough, and that’s because of concentration. America might be the worst country in the world for the famous coffee cup holder. It seems as if the driver of every car I look into has a coffee cup in his hands. It’s absolutely ridiculous. If it spills the wrong way, it’s going to burn the person, and he or she is going to overreact, which is probably going to cause an accident on its own. You can’t possibly drive with one hand and avoid a child who jumps out in front of you or another vehicle that gets into your path. You’ve got to have both hands on the steering wheel – I need both hands on the wheel. Other common mistakes include turning across other traffic without giving the other cars enough space, or turning suddenly across somebody else path when the folks behind you are in the process of overtaking. That’s a common one. So is lane-changing without knowing that there’s a car suddenly alongside you.

Do older drivers need to take special precautions?

People of more mature years often boast that they’ve been driving for more than 30 years and never had an accident. Little do they know that for the last majority of that time everyone else has been avoiding them. When you’re more mature, you’ve got to be more cautious. There’s a tendency to be a little more absent-minded and not as conscientious. You don’t feel as threatened. That’s why many women are much better drivers than men because they’re more threatened.

So women drivers are often better drivers than men drivers?

Most men think driving is very macho and they can handle anything. Women to some extent are scared about driving and sometimes feel threated by the element of danger. Therefore they are more conscientious, more diligent, go slower, and pay more attention. This is contrary to the normal cartoon of the lady driver.

How can a parent ensure that a child learns to drive well?

I would send them to the very best driving school in the area. There’s no substitute for that. I’ve won three world championships and I sent both of my sons to driving schools. Don’t teach them yourself. A parent, a boyfriend, a relation, is simply not the way to go.

Which professional race care driver did you most admire when you were racing?

Jim Clark, a fellow Scot (and two-time World Grand Prix champion). He was the best driver I ever raced against. He was the smoothest and he just did the best job in the most unspectacular fashion. It’s making the driving effortless that’s the key to great driving.

What it takes to stop in time

Tailgaters beware: The stopping distance required for a car going 35 mph is just over half a football field, even when the road is dry. At 65 mph the distance required is equal to the length of one and a third football fields.

Stopping distances at selected speeds:

Motorcycle

35 mph (wet: 260 ft, dry: 225 ft). 45 mph (wet 385 ft, dry 315 ft). 55 mph: (wet: 530 ft, dry: 435 ft). 65 mph: (wet 705 ft, dry 575 ft).

Passenger Car

35 mph: (wet: 185 ft; dry: 160 ft). 45 mph (wet 275 ft, dry: 225 ft). 55 mph: wet – 380 ft; dry – 310 ft). 65 mph: (Wet: 505 ft, dry: 410 ft).

Truck

35 mph: (Wet 230 ft, dry – 190 ft). 45 mph: (wet: 350 ft; dry: 280 ft). 55 mph: (wet: 490 ft; dry: 390 ft). 65 mph: (Wet – 665 ft; dry – 525 ft).

(Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration).