When will your overall stopping distance increase?
- A When it's raining
- B When it's sunny
- C When it's dark
- D When it's windy
Why this is the answer
Extra care should be taken in wet weather. Wet roads will affect the time it takes you to stop: your stopping distance could be as much as doubled.
Why the other answers don't fit
- B
- When it's sunny — Sunshine can dazzle, but it does not lengthen the distance the machine needs to stop.
- C
- When it's dark — Darkness shortens how far you can see. The stopping distance itself is unchanged.
- D
- When it's windy — Wind pushes you about and does not add to the distance needed to stop.
Where this comes from
- Riding: the essential skills — section 12
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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