Stopping Distance

• Name three factors that can increase your breaking distance?

  Poor weather conditions, poor tyre condition, poor brake condition
• The total thinking and braking distance is called this ____ ____

  Stopping distance
• Name three factors that can increase your reaction time.

  Tiredness, alcohol, distraction
• The stopping distance of a vehicle is the sum of the ____

  Thinking and braking distances
• The distance a vehicle travels which the driver is breaking is the ____ ____

  Braking distance
• What is 'braking distance'?


  The distance a vehicle travels which the driver is breaking?
• What s a typical reaction time for a human?

  0.2-0.9s
• What factor affects both thinking and braking distances?

  Speed of vehicle?
• Name three factors that can increase your thinking distance?

  Tiredness, alcohol, distractions
• The distance a vehicle travels while the driver is reacting is called the ____ ____

  Thinking distance
• What is 'thinking distance'? 


  The distance a vehicle travels while the driver is reacting
• How could use easily compare someone's reaction time?

  Ruler drop test
• What is 'reaction time'? 


  The time it takes to react