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→About Stopping Distance
**The conditions of the road and tyres - The less [[friction]] between the road and tyres the longer the [[Braking Distance|braking distance]] and therefore '''stopping distance'''.
**The condition of the brakes, if they are in poor condition there will not be enough [[friction]].
**The [[mass]] of the car. The more [[mass ]] a car has the more [[force]] is required to slow it down ([[Newton's Second Law]]) so brakes providing a constant [[force]] won't be as effective. ''Higher: See [[Inertial Mass]]''.
**[[Weather]] conditions - Ice reduces friction with the road making braking distance longer.