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A car with 4 sets of brakes,a truck with 10 sets of brakes ,who can stop the fastest?

A car and an eighteenwheeler traveling at the same speed side by side have to stop fast which of these can get stoped th quickest


    




curiositycat
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The car. It has less momentum and mass than the truck. It is also shorter in length.


nbr660
a car because it's ALOT lighter


CowboyBill
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You can have 600 sets of brakes but without adhesion NOTHING will stop you (like trying to stop on a frozen lake). The lightest vehicle will always stop quicker given similar tire compounds.
FYI - anti-lock brakes do NOT shorten braking distances.


JHOSH
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a car with the disc break...try it you can tell its true


jduck1979
The car will beat it in a braking duel............ less weight to bring to a halt....... just look at that new McLaren-Mercedes Supercar that's out...... they did a demonstration on TOP GEAR (http://www.topgear.com) of it stopping from 120mph in the same space a normal car can stop from 60mph


sterling m
IF the truck is empty and the car DOES NOT have anti lock brakes the truck should win, change the parameters or put a rookie driver in the truck and the car will most likely win, that's why every defencive driving instructor will tell you to NEVER cut off a semi.


Bob D
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If the truck is empty, it will stop well before the car,if it is loaded, the car will stop much quicker.





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