Stopping distance CDA

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Stopping Distance Coursework

In this piece of coursework I will be investigating in how braking and thinking times affects the overall stopping distance. I will also be investigating the Highway Code's results on braking, thinking and stopping distances and analysis whether they are reliable and valid. Finally I will be discussing arguments for and against, whether the speed limits should be lowered to reduce accidents.

Stopping Distance= Thinking Distance + Braking Distance

* Stopping Distance - The distance required to bring a moving train or motor vehicle to a complete stop.

* Thinking distance - Thinking distance is the distance that the car travels after the driver has seen the danger and before the brakes are applied.

* Braking distance - refers to the distance a vehicle will travel from the point where its brakes are fully applied to when it comes to a complete stop. It is affected by the original speed of the vehicle, the type of brake system in use and the coefficient of friction between its tyres and the road surface.

The graph that I have made from the data given to me on the Highway Code website clearly