Step 25 of 35Safe distance and stopping distance
Chapter 8 · 8 rules

Safe distance and stopping distance

Keep a safe gap and understand reaction, braking and stopping distance.

1. Safe distance2. Reaction and braking distance3. Stopping distance

Section 1Safe distance

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Half your speed in metres

Official source · art. 10.1.2° · last amended 2004-01-01De bestuurder moet, rekening houdend met zijn snelheid, tussen zijn voertuig en zijn voorligger een voldoende veiligheidsafstand houden.Open the full article on Justel

[anim:safe-distance] Safe following distance

Rule of thumb: speed ÷ 2 = metres of gap. At 120 km/h keep 60 m, at 100 km/h keep 50 m.

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Rules in this lesson

  1. Two-second rule
  2. Reaction distance
  3. Braking distance
  4. Wet road
  5. Stopping distance
  6. It grows fast with speed
  7. Numbers to remember

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