What factors would influence braking distance in a car?
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What factors would influence braking distance in a car?
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Need to include braking distance / tyres / arodinamika etc. Need all the help I can get as I am a girl in grade 10 and no nothing about cars
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Jan Stolz
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Factors include: breaking surface (dirt road or pavement); weather conditions (dry; rain soaked; snow covered; or icy); condition of the brake pads (like new or badly worn); and finally, the speed of the vehicle.
Everything is related to everything else so no one set of correct answers is available. |
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QuiteNewHere
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The factors to consider will be
1. Velocity of car when brakes were applied.
2. Type of Surface of road. Braking distance and efficacy differs according to type of surface.
3. Condition of the brake assembly of the car. Worn out brakes, poor quality brakes, no brakes, brand new brakes. They make a difference.
4. Tire quality and condition. The brakes are only as good as the tires they are applied on.
5. Condition of road. Wet ,dry, slippery, wet soil ,wet gravel, concrete road, etc. |
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The Mr. Pine
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Following distance and weather conditions. |
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Jacki
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Speed, road conditions(wet, slippery, icy, dry), condition of tires (new, worn, bald). |
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ruyu t
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Type of wheels, condition of road, wind shear*, aerodyanmics of the car and the brake type. |
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Porterhouse
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Reaction time, weight of vehicle, condition of the road are the basics. The two biggest variables will include the condition of the brakes physically and the tires.... Reaction time would only factor into how far your vehicle travels BEFORE you apply the brakes. Hope this helps. |
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Alan S
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While tires, inflation pressures, brake condition, and vehicle type (SUV or sports car, for example) matter, a big factor is how long it takes a driver to reach maximum braking levels. This is not just speed of getting to the brake pedal. It involves pressing the pedal hard enough, quickly enough, to generate significant stopping power.
The reason many higher end vehicles come with "brake assist" programs, which is different from power brakes, is that most drivers do not reach a high enough brake level early in a stop. |
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belowme12
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Alot of the braking distance has to do with friction. The friction from the break pad to the rotor, and the friction between the tire and the terrain. The breaking distance on grass is going to be alot longer than the distance on pavement because the tire has nothing to hold on to in the grass. I suggest checking out this link; http://www.howstuffworks.com/
This site will tell you pretty much anything you need to know about the technical aspects of cars. |
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Michael M
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Weight and speed would effect braking on a car.
The time to go from teh gas to the brake is approximately 3/4 of a second.
In addition, you need to space your self the equal distance of your vehicle when following another car.
So for example, if you car is 15 feet long make sure you are 15 feet behind the car ahead of you. |
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