- A The distance travelled while braking
- B The distance from when you press the brake to when the car stops
- ✓ Reaction distance plus braking distance
- D The distance between two vehicles on a motorway
Why this is the correct answer
Stopping distance is the sum of the reaction distance (covered from when the driver perceives danger to when they press the brake) and the braking distance (covered from pressing the brake to the vehicle stopping).
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