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To solve this task, you will need to know that: Stopping distance is made up of reaction distance/thinking distance and braking distance. Reaction distance is a function of reaction time and speed. If you are driving at 60 km/h, that means you are travelling 60 000 metres in 3 600 seconds. If your reaction time is 1 second, you travel about 17 metres in your reaction time (because 60 000/3 600 is approximately 17). Stopping distance is therefore about 35 metres in this case (17 metres reaction distance + 18 metres braking distance). Stopping distance is therefore about 35 metres in this case (17 metres reaction distance + 18 metres braking distance). |