Stopping Distance

• How do you work out the total stopping distance?

  Stopping Distance = Thinking Distance + Braking Distance
• What factors affect thinking distance?

  Speed

  Alcohol or Drugs

  Tiredness

  Mobile Phones
• What factors affect braking distance?

  Speed

  Road Conditions (Weather)

  Mass of the Car

  Condition of the Brakes

  Condition of the Tyres