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Control
of
a
Vehicle
You
have three systems that make your vehicle
go
where
you
want
it
to
go.
They are the brakes, the steering and
the accelerator. All three systems have
to
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 to 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 to decide to push on the brake pedal.
That’s
perception time.
Then you have
to
bring up your
foot
and do it. That’s
reaction time.
Average
reaction time
is about
3/4
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
60
mph
(100
kmh) travels
66
feet
(20
m).
That could be a
lot
of 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
of
your brakes.
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