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Sometimes, as when you’re driving on snow or ice, it’s easy

ask more of

those control systems than the tires and road can provide. That means you

can

lose

control of your vehicle.

Braking

Brakmg action involves

perception time

and

reaction time.

First, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal. That’s

perception. time.

Then you have

bring up your foot and do it. That’s

reaction time.

Average

reaction time

is about

314

of a second. But that’s

only

an average. It

might be less with one driver and as long as two or three seconds or more

with another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination, and eyesight

all play a part.

So do alcohol, drugs and frustration. But even in

3/4

of a

second, a vehicle moving at

mph

(

100 kdh) travels

feet

(20

m).

That

could

lot

distance in an emergency, so keeping enough space

between your vehicle and others is important.

And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly with the surface of the

road (whether it’s pavement or gravel); the condition of the road (wet, dry,

icy); tire tread; and

the

condition

your brakes.

Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts

heavy

acceleration followed by heavy braking

rather than keeping pace with

traffic. This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to

cool

between

hard

stops.

Your brakes will wear out much faster if you

a lot

heavy

braking.

you keep pace with the traffic and allow realistic following

distances, you will eliminate a lot

unnecessary braking. That means better

braking and longer brake life.

If your engine ever stops while you’re driving, brake normally but don’t

pump your brakes. If

you

do, the pedal may get harder to push down. If

your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But

you

will

use it when you brake. Once the power assist is used

up,

may take longer

to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push.

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