What is stopping distance?

The stopping distance is the total distance from the time you react and act to a situation to the vehicle coming to a stop. Then you add the reaction distance with the braking distance and then you get the result, which is the total stopping distance. Formula: reaction distance + braking distance = stopping distanceCalculation example: 27m reaction distance + 14.4m braking distance = 41.4m stopping distanceWhen you see the result, that it t.ex. tar 41.4m for you to stop the car if you have a reaction time of 1.5 seconds and maintain a speed of 60 km/h, it may sound unreal. But the fact is that many accidents are due to an underestimation of these figures.

Take the opportunity to see the risks on the slippery track and try it out for yourself, so that you get to experience stopping a vehicle at high speed, or with a slightly slippery surface.