The ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning==='''Thinking distance''' is the distance a car travels between the moment a hazard appears and the moment the driver responds to it by applying the brakes. ===About Stopping Distance==='''Thinking distance''' depends on:*The [[speed]] of the vehicle - The greater the [[speed]] the larger the '''thinking distance'''.*The [[Human Reaction Time|reaction time]] of the driver - The longer the [[Human Reaction Time|reaction time]] the longer the [[Thinking distance|thinking distance]] and therefore '''stopping distance'''. {| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:StoppingDistances.png|center|600px]]|}