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Control of a Vehicle

You have three systems that make your vehicle go where

you want it

go, They are the brakes, the steering and

the accelerator. All three systems have

do their work at

the places where the tires meet the road.

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

Braking action involves

perception time

and

reaction time.

First, you have

decide

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

about 3/4 of a second.

But that’s only an average.

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.

do alcohol, drugs

and frustration. But even in 3/4

a second, a vehicle

moving at

mph

(100

km/h) travels

feet

(20

m).

That could be a

lot of distance in an emergency,

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; the condition of your brakes; the weight of

the vehicle and the amount

of brake force applied.

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