FRICTION AND BRAKING
2 marks · EasyState what is meant by the 'stopping distance' of a vehicle, and name its two components.
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The stopping distance is the total distance a vehicle travels from the moment the driver sees a reason to stop to when it actually stops. It is made up of the thinking distance and the braking distance.
Also accept: Distance from seeing a hazard to stopping; made up of thinking distance and braking distance.
Common mistakes: Only giving one component; Confusing stopping distance with braking distance
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Marking points
B1 · 1 mark · States that stopping distance is from seeing a reason to stop to stopping.
B2 · 1 mark · Names both 'thinking distance' and 'braking distance' as its components.
Worked solution
The stopping distance is the distance a vehicle travels from the moment the driver realises they must stop, to when it actually stops.
It is made up of two parts: the thinking distance and the braking distance.