Don´t worry too much about the factor- just trust that, when used with feet, it works!
845AM-A 12-CAR CRASH SOUTHBOUND I-45 IN THE GRAND PARKWAY CONSTRUCTION AREA HAS TRAFFIC ON SOUTHBOUND I-45 BACKED UP TO WOODLANDS PARKWAY. ONCE AGAIN DEPUTIES WARN TO KEEP DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.
Thinking Distance
This depends on how quickly you react. It takes well over half a second for most people to react and if you are tired, or unwell, this will take even longer.
If you are driving at 20mph, you will travel about 20 feet before your brakes even begin to act
- at 30mph, 30 feet
- at 40mph, 40ft and so on.
Braking Distance
This depends greatly on your speed and the size and weight of your vehicle. It has even more effect on the overall stopping distance.
- At 20mph, good brakes will stop your vehicle in about 20ft on a dry road
- At 40mph (twice the speed), they will take 80ft (24m)- FOUR times the distance
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