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owners manual Pontiac Sunfire
owners manual Pontiac Sunfire - year of production: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 - Pontiac Sunfire owners manual EN
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from owners manual to the vehicle Pontiac Sunfire, year of production 1995 - 2005:
Control of a Vehicle Braking
You have three systems that make your vehicle go whereBraking action involves perception time and
you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering andreaction time.
the accelerator. All three systems have to do their workFirst, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal.
at the places where the tires meet the road.That’s perception time. Then you have to bring up your
foot and do it. That’s reaction time.
Average reaction time is about 3/4 of a second. But
that’s only an average. It might be less with one driver
and as long as two or three seconds or more with
another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination
and eyesight all play a part. So do alcohol, drugs and
frustration. But even in 3/4 of a second, a vehicle
moving at 60 mph (100 km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m).
That could be a lot of distance in an emergency, so
keeping enough space between your vehicle and others
is important.
And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly
with the surface of the road (whether it’s pavement or
gravel); the condition of the road (wet, dry, icy); tire
tread; the condition of your brakes; the weight of the
Sometimes, as when you’re driving on snow or ice, it’svehicle and the amount of brake force applied.
easy to ask more of those control systems than the tires
and road can provide. That means you can lose control
of your vehicle. Also see “Enhanced Traction System”
in the Index.
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