What happens to the braking distance when the road is covered in ice?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. It becomes much longer
- Step 1: Ice has very low friction, so braking distances can be up to ten times longer than on a dry road.
Answer
It becomes much longer.
Why not the others: It stays the same as on a dry road, It becomes a little shorter than before and It is halved by the cold surface don't fit.
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