Stopping Distances
This lesson covers:
- What factors affect the stopping distance of a moving vehicle
'Stopping distance' is the total distance a car travels from the moment when the driver first notices an obstruction, to when the car stops.
Stopping distance equals:
Thinking distance + braking distance
Vehicle distance + braking distance
Vehicle distance + thinking distance
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Which of the following will slow a person's reaction time?
(Select all that apply)
Icy road surface
Tiredness
Consuming alcohol
Being distracted
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Which of the following will increase the braking distance?
(Select all that apply)
Worn brakes
Ice on the road
Being drunk
Worn tyre tread
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A vehicle drives twice as fast.
What happens to the breaking distance?
The breaking distance stays the same
The breaking distance halves
The breaking distance doubles
The breaking distance increases by four times
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Which factor affects both the thinking distance and the braking distance?
Speed of the vehicle
Road conditions
Reaction time
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