How does vehicle Speed and Acceleration work?
Speed represents the reasonable high-end maximum velocity of the vehicle in meters per Combat Turn (m/CT) without suffering real difficulties (p. 168, SR4A). Acceleration determines the vehicle’s movement rate (see Movement Rate. p. 149, SR4A); the first number is the “Walking” rate and the second number is the “Running” rate (p. 168-169, SR4A). Divide the vehicle’s Movement rate by the number of Initiative Passes in that turn to see how far it travels in each pass. Billy’s character Shadrach the Sasquatch is driving a GMC Bulldog Step-Van, which has Speed 90 and Acceleration 5/10. Moving along at 30 m/CT along I-4, Shadrach suddenly drives into a Yakuza/Mafia gunfight! The combat has 2 Initiative Passes; at its current movement rate (30 m/CT) the van will cover 15 meters every Action Phase. Driving a vehicle manually requires a Use Complex Object Complex Action (p. 148, SR4A), driving one remotely over the Matrix requires a Control Device Complex Action (p. 229, SR4A), and issuing a c
