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Typical distance a car needs to stop, by speed (UK Highway Code)

At 70 mph a car needs 315 feet (96 m) to stop: nearly 8 times as far as at 20 mph, at only 3.5 times the speed. The distance covers thinking as well as braking.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
Typical distance a car needs to stop, by speed (UK Highway Code): 6 points, a line chart.
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The data: 6 points
Speed (mph)Stopping distance (feet)
2040
3075
40118
50175
60240
70315
Source
Wikipedia, Braking distance (CC BY-SA 4.0), stopping distances extracted and reformatted by Unlabeled via The Highway Code, rule 126, typical stopping distances (Department for Transport and DVSA; Open Government Licence v3.0)
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2026-10-16
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