8-4
DrivingandOperating
Thismeansthatwhenanyonewho
hasbeendrinking —driveror
passenger —isinacrash,that
person's chanceofbeingkilledor
permanently disabled ishigherthan
ifthepersonhadnotbeendrinking.
Braking
pavement orgravel;thecondition of
theroad,whetheritiswet,dry,
oricy;tiretread;thecondition ofthe
brakes;theweightofthevehicle;
andtheamountofbrakeforce
applied.
SeeBrakeSystemWarningLight
on page 4‑23.
Brakingactioninvolves perception
timeandreaction time.Deciding to
pushthebrakepedalisperception
time.Actually doingitis
Avoidneedless heavy
braking. Somepeopledrivein
spurts—heavyacceleration
ControlofaVehicle
reaction time.
Thefollowing threesystems
followed byheavybraking —rather
thankeepingpacewithtraffic.This
isamistake. Thebrakesmightnot
havetimetocoolbetweenhard
stops.Thebrakeswillwearout
muchfasterwithalotofheavy
braking. Keepingpacewiththe
trafficandallowing realistic following
distances eliminates alotof
helptocontrolthevehiclewhile
driving —brakes,steering, and
accelerator.Attimes,aswhen
drivingonsnoworice,itiseasyto
askmoreofthosecontrolsystems
thanthetiresandroadcanprovide.
Meaning, youcanlosecontrolof
thevehicle. SeeTractionControl
System(TCS) on page 8‑32 and
StabiliTrakSystemonpage8‑33.
Averagereactiontimeisabout
three‐fourthsofasecond.Butthatis
onlyanaverage. Itmightbeless
withonedriverandaslongastwo
orthreesecondsormorewith
another.Age,physical condition,
alertness, coordination, and
eyesight allplayapart.Sodo
alcohol, drugs,andfrustration. But
eveninthree‐fourthsofasecond,a
vehiclemovingat100km/h
unnecessary braking. Thatmeans
betterbrakingandlongerbrakelife.
Addingnon‐dealer/non‐retailer
accessories canaffectvehicle
performance. SeeAccessories and
Modifications onpage9‑3.
(60
mph)travels20m(66ft).That
Iftheengineeverstopswhilethe
vehicleisbeingdriven,brake
normallybutdonotpumpthe
brakes.Ifthebrakesarepumped,
thepedalcouldgethardertopush
down.Iftheenginestops,therewill
stillbesomepowerbrakeassistbut
itwillbeusedwhenthebrakeis
couldbealotofdistance inan
emergency,sokeepingenough
spacebetweenthevehicleand
othersisimportant.
And,ofcourse,actualstopping
distances varygreatlywiththe
surfaceoftheroad,whetheritis
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