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Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 585 / 961

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¿Cómo se llama la distancia que recorre un vehículo desde que el conductor percibe un estímulo hasta que se responde al mismo?

What is the name of the distance a vehicle travels from the moment the driver perceives a stimulus until they respond to it?

  • ADistancia de frenado.Braking distance.
  • BDistancia de reacción.Reaction distance.
  • CDistancia de detención.Stopping distance.
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Correct answer

  • BDistancia de reacción.Reaction distance.
Explanation

It is the reaction distance: the distance the vehicle travels during the time the driver takes to perceive the stimulus and respond. After that the braking distance begins, and the two added together make the stopping distance.

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