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What role does reaction time play in applying the brakes to your car in an emergency situation? Estimate the distance a car travels at 100 km/h due to your reaction time in braking.
reaction time depends on the brake pedal free-play, quality and age of the brake fluid and general working order of the braking system.
So it becomes important to consider reaction time in order to avoid accidents
Perception time and reaction time combined are generally regarded to take about 2.5 seconds however as they are human factors, they can affected by tiredness, alcohol, fatigue and concentration levels
S=D/T D=S*T=2.5/3600*100=0.06944444KM