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How fast does the average car decelerate when maximum brakes are applied?
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∙ 16y ago
60-0 in around 135 feet is about average.
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Why does your car lurch when you apply the brakes?
The friction caused by the brakes causes the car to decelerate. This negative acceleration, in turn, causes a force to be applied to all those in the car. This is the lurch you feel.
Which force stops a train when the brakes are applied?
Kinetic friction is the force that stops a train when the brakes are applied
How do you use the word brakes in a sentence?
The driver suddenly applied the brakes.
Why does a car shimmer when brakes are applied?
no
How long do it take for a Train traveling at 55 mph to stop after the emergency brakes are applied?
The answer depends on the mass of the train and the force applied by the brakes.
Why do you think a car stops when the brakes are applied?
Friction
What happens to the temperature of a cars brakes when they are applied?
They get hot.
Do you need to reset your antilock brakes after you have applied the brakes hard?
Hey Brad No, They should be ok. GoodluckJOe
Once the brakes have been applied about how many feet does a car that was going 70 mph travel before it comes to a stop?
average car takes 1 average car length per 10 mph.
How do you test a slack adjuster?
Assuming we are talking about "S" cam air brakes on a truck, check the angle at the end of the slack adjuster to the actuator rod coming out of the air brake can when brakes are applied, it should be 90 degrees, if the slack adjuster is manual adjust it with the brakes not applied and then test again. If they are automatic slack adjusters and you do not have 90 degrees with brakes applied it is worn out or not installed correctly.
What is gross trailer weight braked?
This is the maximum amount of weight a vehicle can tow, if what being towed has brakes. A towed vehicle with brakes (electronic brakes) responds to the same braking that the vehicle doing the towing has. If the vehicle being towed does not have brakes, the maximum towing capacity is much less.
Why trains do not stop immediately after applying brakes?
they're so heavy that it takes the brakes some time to dissipate all that moving energy.
