Stopping Distance

What is STOPPING distance

• The total distance a vehicle has travelled before it comes to a complete stop
• The distance a vehicle travels while the driver is applying the brakes
• The distance between the vehicle and the object it is about to hit
• The distance a vehicle travels after the brakes are applied but before it comes to a complete stop

Answer explanation

___________ distance is the total distance the vehicle

travels when you add the driver’s reaction time (thinking distance) and

the distance a vehicle travels under the braking force (braking distance)

• thinking

• stopping

• breaking

___________ is time it takes a person to process that they need to stop their vehicle.

• thinking distance

• stopping distance

• breaking distance

A longer stopping distance means you will feel more force.

• True

• False

______________ is the distance your car will travel once you hit the brakes before it comes to a complete stop.

• thinking distance

• stopping distance

• breaking distance

A heavy vehicle will take ___________ time to stop than lighter vehicle

• less

• more

• the same amount of

___________ distance is the total distance the vehicle

travels when you add the driver’s reaction time (thinking distance) and

the distance a vehicle travels under the braking force (braking distance)

• thinking

• stopping

• braking

Reorder the following

• thinking distance

• plus

• braking Distance

• equal

• Stopping Distance

Answer explanation

What affects thinking distance

• OLD AGE

• MASS of the vehicle

• SPEED

• ROAD

Braking distance is affected by ​ (a)   of the vehicle and conditions of the (b)   surface, condition of the ​ (c)   /tyres and the​ (d)   / weight of the vehicle.

• Speed
• road
• brake
• mass
• driver
• wet or icy