Question 7712
A passenger car is traveling on level ground. When does it need more distance (space) to brake?
- When the vehicle is carrying little weight.
- It always brakes the same, because the brakes adapt to the weight.
- When the vehicle is carrying a lot of weight.
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Correct answer: When the vehicle is carrying a lot of weight.
The heavier the passenger car, the harder it is for it to stop, even on level ground, and the more meters it travels after you press the brake. The brakes can't make it stop in the same distance with more weight. In the image, the blue passenger car has packages loaded on its roof.