Question 4308
The stopping distance is the distance the vehicle travels from the moment the driver...
- perceives a hazard until the vehicle comes to a stop.
- perceives a hazard until pressing the brake pedal.
- presses the brake pedal until the vehicle comes to a stop.
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Correct answer: perceives a hazard until the vehicle comes to a stop.
Stopping distance starts when you notice the hazard and ends when the vehicle comes to a stop. It adds together the reaction distance, up until you press the brake, and the braking distance, from when you press it until you stop. If you measure only from when you press the brake, that's braking distance; if you measure up until you press it, that's reaction distance.