空くう走そう距きょ離り

noun

brake reaction distance; brake lag distance

Technical term in driving and traffic engineering: the distance a vehicle travels from the moment a driver perceives a need to stop until the brakes are actually applied. Often contrasted with 制動距離 (braking distance) and 停止距離 (stopping distance).

See also: 制動距離 · 停止距離

• 空くう走そう距きょ離りは、運うん転てん者しゃの反はん応のう時じ間かんと車くるまの速そく度どによって決きまる。

  The brake reaction distance is determined by the driver's reaction time and the vehicle's speed.

• 停てい止し距きょ離りは空くう走そう距きょ離りと制せい動どう距きょ離りの合ごう計けいです。

  The stopping distance is the sum of the brake reaction distance and the braking distance.