On dry pavement at 55 mph in New York, the total stopping distance (reaction + braking) for an average passenger car is approximately:
100 feet.
100 feet is far shorter than the real value at 55 mph.
200 feet.
Still too short at 55 mph.
300 feet — roughly the length of a football field.
500 feet.
500 feet exceeds typical dry-pavement stopping distance.
At 55 mph on dry pavement, a car needs approximately 300 feet to fully stop from the moment the driver notices a hazard — roughly 55 feet of reaction distance plus 245 feet of braking. On wet pavement, stopping distance roughly doubles. This is approximately the length of a football field.
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