Safe Margin in Which to Halt the Car
What distance should be allowed for bringing a car to a complete stop? According to data compiled by Pennsylvania’s highway department, the folloying are estimated to be the safe margins between vehicles travelling in a single lane at various speeds: — Miles per hour Feet 30 ...... .. 71 . 35 .. .. 40 .. .. .. H 3 45 .. •• .. •• 13,8 50 1«7 55 .. .. ». •* 1& 8 60 •« .. .* ** 233
These figures are understood to apply under what may be considered normal conditions. The type and condition of the road surface, its dryness or wetness, the efficiency of the brakes in relation to tho weight of the car and the condition of the tyres are among the factors which affect stopping ability. Thep presume inability to leave the traffic lane.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6993, 1 November 1932, Page 9
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