5 car stopping distances

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what’s stopping distance?

thinking + braking distance

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define thinking distance

the distances travelled by the vehicle from the moment a driver spots a hazard to the time they press the brakes

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define braking distance

the distance travelled from the moment the driver presses the brake to the moment the car stops

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what’s the equation for thinking distance?

thinking distance = speed x time

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what’s the equation for braking distance?

braking distance = -u²/2a

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what’s the equation for stopping distance?

thinking and braking distance added together

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what are the factors that affect thinking distance?

  • alcohol

  • drugs

  • tiredness

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what are the factors that affect braking distance?

  • conditions of tyres and brakes

  • weather conditions

  • mass of vehicle