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The calculator below estimates the stopping distance for a well maintained car with an alert driver on a dry road. Obviously actual stopping distances will vary considerably depending on condition of the road and car as well as the alertness of the driver

Enter the car's speed in either miles or kilometers per hour and the stopping distance will be calculated.

Speed miles per hour
km per hour
 
Thinking Time Thinking time used in Highway Code   
Custom time  seconds
Thinking Distance feetThis is the distance the car travels in the time it takes the driver to see the hazard, decide to brake and actually apply the brakes and is directly proportional to speed.
meters   
 
Braking Distance feetThis is the distance the car travels while the brakes are applied and is proportional to speed squared.
meters   
 
Total Stopping Distance feet 
meters   

This calculator is based on interpolating or extrapolating the stopping distance data from the British highway code which can be found here.


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This page was last changed on: 18 August 2011.

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