Road rules / 🇮🇪 speed

Overall stopping distance is made up of:

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Reaction (thinking) distance plus braking distance

Stopping distance combines the distance travelled while you react and the distance needed to brake.

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  1. ✓Reaction (thinking) distance plus braking distance
  2. ✗Braking distance only
  3. ✗Reaction distance only
  4. ✗The length of your vehicle plus braking distance

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