1. Convert Units:

* Velocity: 54 mph needs to be converted to meters per second (m/s).

* 1 mile = 1609.34 meters

* 1 hour = 3600 seconds

* 54 mph * (1609.34 m/mile) / (3600 s/hour) ≈ 24.14 m/s

* Time: 5 seconds is already in the correct unit.

2. Calculate Acceleration:

* Acceleration is the change in velocity over time.

* Acceleration (a) = (Final velocity (v) - Initial velocity (u)) / Time (t)

* Since the car starts from rest, the initial velocity (u) is 0 m/s.

* a = (24.14 m/s - 0 m/s) / 5 s

* a = 4.83 m/s²

Therefore, the acceleration of the driver is approximately 4.83 m/s².