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The ability to brake safely is an important requirement for safe driving. Safe Braking is especially important for the most vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, as crash data shows these categories are all too often the victims of inattention by car, van, truck and bus drivers.
Vehicle manufacturers are continuously striving to develop better braking systems and technology such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) to increase safety and reduce accidents.
Safe braking, however, involves more than merely knowing how much pressure to apply to the brakes – safe braking also involves working out the relevant stopping distances, etc.
In this section, we will provide an overview of the importance of safe braking for road safety.
What is a Brake?
The simplest definition would be that a brake is a mechanical device which inhibits motion. Almost all wheeled vehicles have a brake of some sort. Brakes may be…
