Chapter 13 Flashcards
What is the safe distance according to the driving speed?
The safety distance is half of the driving speed.
If a car is driving 120 kph must keep a distance of 60 meters with the car in front.
What is the two-second rule?
Take a point as a reference.
Then use this to count 2 seconds after the car in front of you passes that point.
When you pass that point of reference, you are at a safe distance.
What is the thinking distance?
The distance that takes a driver from the moment it sees an accident and to press the brake.
The faster the car goes, the longer that thinking distance is.
When an accident is too close and you are going too fast, you may have driven several meters (thinking distance) before you hit the brakes.
What is the braking distance?
The distance is required to come to a stop once you hit the breaks.
The faster you go the longer the distance to stop completely.
There is a difference between wet and dry road surfaces: for dry roads, the braking distance is shorter.
What is the stopping distance?
The thinking distance plus the braking distance.
The faster you go the longer the stopping distance.
The faster you go on a wet road the longer the stopping distance is in comparison with a dry road.
Tell the 4 stopping distances of different speeds on dry and wet roads:
For dry: 50 kph > +/- 30 meters. 70 kph > +/- 45 meters. 90 kph > +/- 70 meters. 120 kph > +/- 95 meters. For wet: 60 kph > +/- 45 meters. 70 kph > +/- 60 meters. 90 kph > +/- 90 meters. 120 kph > +/- 140 meters.
What is ABS?
Anti-lock Braking System. Some vehicles are equipped with this system to prevent the wheels from blocking by hitting the brakes and uncontrolled slipping.
This ensures that the driver is always in control of the car.
This doesn’t mean that the stopping distance is shorter.
What about the tires?
Always in good condition.
The tread depth must be at least 1.6 mm.
And the tire pressure must be according to the manufacturer.
