How good are your reflexes? How fast do you react when you see danger ahead of you? How quickly can you hit the brakes if a dangerous object -- a sheep, let's say -- should suddenly dart out in front of you?
Automobile driving manuals tell us the average driver's reaction time is .75 seconds, which is why they say to allow 1 car length for every 10 mph (16 km/h for you Canucks). Is your time better than that? Or worse?
Here, courtesy of the BBC, is a little reaction time test you can do on your computer. Or on your tablet while you're stuck in traffic. [Disregard that line. Don't be a distracted driver! Ed.]
Just click on the dart when you see the sheep start to run. There are five (5) sheep. After you've hit (or missed) them all, you'll get your score.
You'll be surprised at how slow you really are. But be careful. This test can be addictive!
Thanks to long-time sheep fancier Eric Gill for sending this. [Really it was Agent 6. Thank you, 6. Ed.]
It appears now (3/9/15) that this little game is no longer on the BBC website. Sorry!
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