How far do you travel on dry surface at 60 mph after braking?


Driver Care – Know Your Stopping Distance

Speed Perception/Reaction Distance Braking Distance
40 mph 59 feet 80 feet
50 mph 73 feet 125 feet
60 mph 88 feet 180 feet
70 mph 103 feet 245 feet

How long can it take at 60 mph to react to a problem and stop the vehicle?

A vehicle traveling at 60 mph covers 88 feet per second. But stopping that vehicle takes over 4.5 seconds and covers a distance of 271 feet. Why? Because there’s more involved in braking than the actual time your brakes are applied to the wheels (called “effective braking”).

What’s the stopping distance at 60mph?

Stopping Distance: Is The Highway Code Wrong?

Speed Stopping Distance
40mph 36 Meters / 118 Feet
50mph 53 Meters / 175 Feet
60mph 73 Meters / 240 Feet
70mph 96 Meters / 315 Feet

What’s the shortest overall stopping distance on a dry road at 60 mph?

Explanation: This distance is the equivalent of 18 car lengths.

What is safe stopping distance?

In normal and dry conditions a driver should keep 2 to 3 seconds distance from the vehicle in front. In wet or slippery conditions a driver should keep 4 to 5 seconds distance from the vehicle in front.

Do you need to know stopping distances for theory test 2021?

Stopping distances are a favourite part of the theory test, but they’re not easy to remember. There are 3.3 feet in a metre – so divide the distance in feet by 3.3 to get the stopping distance in metres. You’ll need a calculator for that, but it shouldn’t be necessary for the theory test.

How much distance should you keep from a vehicle Travelling in front of you?


How many miles do you travel at 60 mph?

1 mile
One minute at 60 mph will move you 1 mile.

How long is a 60 mile drive?

Explanation: If you are travelling at 40 mph , then it will take 30 minutes to go 20 miles and 60 minutes to go 40 miles. Thus, it will take 90 minutes to go 60 miles.

What is the minimum stopping distance?

Explantion: The total minimum stopping distance of a vehicle depends on four things; perception time, reaction time, the vehicles reaction time and the vehicle braking capability. The recommend minimum stopping distance of a car driving at 100 km/h under dry conditions is 70 metres.