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What is the Stopping and Braking Distance of a Car?

23/9/2014

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The stopping distance will depend on your attention, the road surface, the weather conditions and your vehicle.

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Ayanda

6/11/2017 07:17:05 pm

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24/1/2018 10:45:56 am

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Isaac

9/5/2018 08:58:54 am

I need proper answers

Jon

17/9/2018 12:56:08 pm

These published 'stopping distances' are exactly the same as when I learnt to drive 36 years ago. Although reaction times are unaltered, the braking distances have improved dramatically. The Highway Code needs to be updated

steve

13/11/2018 07:19:01 pm

Not so - there are old cars on the road still.

Antti Ranta

11/3/2019 03:24:09 pm

These stopping distances were based on vehicles fitted with crossply tyres and rear drum brakes. Even 'old' cars on the road now have radial tyres and disc brakes all round which improve braking performance considerably.

Yash

11/3/2019 03:05:56 pm

I agree with Isaac, this is a load of shite

Graeme

14/3/2019 12:44:21 pm

I suppose they need to use worst case possible. Just checked my car against these figures and at 60mph it can stop just over half the distance given here (31.7m).

Martin link

15/5/2019 08:29:02 pm

So the overall stopping distance for your car is 31.7m + 18m (thinking distance) which makes it 59.7m.

This assumes good tyres & brakes & suspension, a dry road and the driver reacting in 0.7 secs to see the hazard and feel it's serious enough to react and then brake, hard, very hard.

I'm not sure I could react in 0.7 secs every time - could you?

What is the Stopping and Braking Distance of a Car?

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