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Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 296 / 961

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¿Qué es la distancia de reacción?

What is reaction distance?

  • ALa distancia que recorre el vehículo mientras está frenando hasta detenerse totalmente.The distance the vehicle travels while braking until it comes to a complete stop.
  • BLa distancia que recorre el vehículo mientras el conductor está reaccionando.The distance the vehicle travels while the driver is reacting.
  • CEl tiempo que tarda el conductor en reaccionar.The time the driver takes to react.
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  • BLa distancia que recorre el vehículo mientras el conductor está reaccionando.The distance the vehicle travels while the driver is reacting.
Explanation

A driver does not act immediately when something happens; it takes some time, called the reaction time, which is 0.75 seconds on average. During this time the vehicle travels a certain distance, called the reaction distance.

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