What is a vehicle’s “stopping distance”?
- The distance covered by the vehicle as of the moment in which the driver reacts to the risk until he steps on the brake pedal.
- The required distance for stopping at a certain speed.
- The distance covered by the vehicle from the beginning of braking until the vehicle stops.
- Correct answer: The distance covered by the vehicle from the time that the driver identifies the risk ahead of him until the vehicle stops.
Why this is the answer
The correct answer in the official bank: The distance covered by the vehicle from the time that the driver identifies the risk ahead of him until the vehicle stops.
Stopping distance is the whole distance the vehicle travels from the moment the driver identifies the risk until it comes to a full stop. It is made up of the reaction distance, covered before the driver steps on the brake, plus the braking distance, from the start of braking until the stop. Each of these alone is only part of the stopping distance.