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Safety Margins

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  1. What is the typical overall stopping distance at 30 mph on a dry road, according to the Highway Code?
  2. What is the typical overall stopping distance at 70 mph on a dry road?
  3. What is the typical thinking distance at 50 mph?
  4. What is the typical braking distance at 60 mph on a dry road?
  5. Using the typical figures, how much longer is the overall stopping distance at 70 mph than at 30 mph?
  6. At 50 mph the thinking distance is 15 m and the braking distance is 38 m. What is the overall stopping distance?
  7. Your speed rises from 30 mph to 60 mph. Roughly what happens to your braking distance?
  8. Your speed rises from 30 mph to 60 mph. What happens to the thinking distance?
  9. Which of these makes your thinking distance longer?
  10. Which of these makes your braking distance longer?
  11. What is the minimum gap the Highway Code recommends between you and the vehicle in front on a dry road?
  12. On a wet road, how much gap should you leave from the vehicle in front compared with dry conditions?
  13. In icy conditions, how much longer might it take to stop?
  14. Which gap would the Highway Code recommend on a wet dual carriageway?
  15. You are following a large lorry in a tunnel. What gap should you leave?
  16. You must stop behind another vehicle in a tunnel queue. What is the minimum gap to leave?
  17. A driver is tailgating you on a motorway. What should you do?
  18. What does the 'two-second rule' help you to do?
  19. You are driving at 40 mph. What is the typical overall stopping distance?
  20. You drive at 60 mph. A child runs out 60 metres ahead. Using the typical overall stopping distance, what happens?
  21. A driver reduces speed from 70 mph to 50 mph. Using the typical overall figures, how many metres are saved?
  22. What does 'speed limit' mean for a driver in good conditions?
  23. When is it acceptable to drive at the national speed limit on a road with street lights?
  24. Which statement about the 'ten times' ice rule is correct?
  25. You are travelling at 30 mph in the rain. Which statement is true?
  26. Why is a 20 mph limit used in many residential areas?

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