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Safety & Compliance
> Stopping Distances
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Stopping
Distances Required for Trucks
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Speed
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Reaction/Braking
Distance
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Total
Stopping Distance
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30
mph
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33'
/ 67'
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100'
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40
mph
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44'
/ 125'
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169'
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55
mph
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60'
/ 275'
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335'
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60
mph
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66'
/ 360'
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426'
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65
mph
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71'
/ 454'
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525'
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* Above estimates are for 80,000 lb., loaded tractor-trailers
traveling on a dry, level road. Source: National Safety
Council's Defensive Driving Course for Professional
Truck Drivers.
Stopping
Distances for Cars Versus Trucks
| Speed |
Reaction/Braking
Distance Cars |
Reaction/Braking
Distance Trucks |
Stopping
Distance Cars |
Stopping
Distance Trucks |
| 40
mph |
44'
/ 80' |
44'
/ 125' |
124' |
169' |
| 55
mph |
60'
/ 165' |
60'
/ 275' |
225' |
335' |
| 65
mph |
71'
/ 245' |
71'
/ 454' |
316' |
525' |
* Above estimates are for 80,000 lb., loaded tractor-trailers
and mid-size passenger cars traveling on a dry, level
road. Source: National Safety Council's Defensive Driving
Course for Professional Truck Drivers.
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