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Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 786 / 961

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¿De qué depende la distancia de detención?

What does the stopping distance depend on?

  • ADe la velocidad, solamente.On speed only.
  • BDel tipo de vehículo, solamente.On the type of vehicle only.
  • CDe la velocidad, del tiempo de reacción y de la distancia de frenado.On speed, reaction time and braking distance.
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Correct answer

  • CDe la velocidad, del tiempo de reacción y de la distancia de frenado.On speed, reaction time and braking distance.
Explanation

The stopping distance is the distance travelled during the reaction time plus the braking distance, and both depend on speed: the higher the speed, the more metres it takes to stop.

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