In studying the rules of the road for your driver’s license you probably have encountered the braking distance for cars, and probably learned them by heart. However, once you got a driver’s license, some facts that you learned in the theory part of the test can slip your mind.
Back to Basics
The safest way to brake in the car early and carefully, gently pressing on the pedal, rather than slamming it down. Carefully any potential danger on the road you should have a better idea of what to expect. Theory driving test now includes a module on risk perception.
Brakes are less effective, having passed through the water. It is therefore recommended to check them as soon as possible, going through a deep puddle, or flooding ford. If they become wet, then use a special pressure on them while driving slowly should dry them.
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This is all very well knowing the perfect way to brake early and carefully, but sometimes sudden and unexpected hazards are inevitable. During driving lessons you’ve learned as a brake safety in emergency situations, but it is important to bear in mind that the length of time it takes to actually stop depends on several factors:
It takes time, your body will react to what you’ve already seen. Therefore, the maximum time required to stop consists of a time for reflection, and deceleration time together. At high speed it will obviously take longer for your car to fall. Large vehicles take longer to stop, as they more momentum. Ice and wet weather affects road conditions and increase braking distance.
Leave a safe distance
Taking into account all possible factors listed above, it is important to keep a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front at all times. Sometimes the use of motorways chevrons painted on the road to show how far from each other vehicles should be.
Typically, rules of the road shows that in the usual way you need 2 seconds to stop, faster roads should be 4 seconds on wet or icy roads need more. You can check this by using a pointer or Chevron as a marker and counting “one elephant, two elephants, to see how close you are.
If, as many new cars, your vehicle has anti-lock braking system (ABS), then how better brakes should be included in the instruction manual. Remember ABS is designed to help control the car, you should not rely on it to make the braking distance is shorter.
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