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brake lag distance [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Rail Transport
CONT

Brake lag is the time it takes for a brake signal to travel to all the wheels of a tractor trailer (it's about ¾ of a second). So, the brake lag distance is the distance the truck travels in that time before the brakes are engaged. The faster a semi is traveling, the longer it is going to take for it to stop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Camionnage
  • Transport par rail
OBS

temps mort : délai entre l'émission de l'ordre de freinage et le début effectif de […] la décélération.

Spanish

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