Hazard and Risk Perception
What is the thinking distance component of stopping distance?
- ○The distance the car travels while the ABS engages
- ✓The distance the vehicle travels from when the driver perceives a hazard to when the foot reaches the brake
- ○The distance the car travels after the brakes are fully applied
- ○The distance between the car and the vehicle ahead
Correct answer
The distance the vehicle travels from when the driver perceives a hazard to when the foot reaches the brake
Thinking (or reaction) distance is the distance covered during the driver's reaction time — from seeing the hazard to pressing the brake. It increases with speed and with driver fatigue or distraction.
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