Calculating Your Braking Distance
Braking Distance: "Braking distance" is the distance your car travels after the car brakes have been applied. According to auto industry standards for deceleration
Stopping Distance: The term "stopping distance" takes into account the distance you travel before you hit the car brake system (reaction distance) plus the distance you travel while the brakes slow you down (braking distance).
Reaction Distance: If it takes you 1.5 seconds to realize that a problem exists, you've already passed 150 feet.
Variables: Braking distance varies depending on many variables, including your reaction time, the speed at which you are traveling, the weight of the car, road conditions, braking efficiency, and friction between the surface of the road and your tires. You can see that there are many things that can go wrong when you need to brake in a hurry.
, you may want to test your brake road safety. There are two times when you should be interested in calculating your braking distance.
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