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I am trying to understand your question and interpret it as meaning: How does the reaction time affect the breaking distance of a car at different speeds. The simple answer is that the reaction time "thinking distance" does not change, but the distance a car travels at higher speeds changes during that time does. For example: If you are too close to the car in front of you and they slam on their breaks, if you are both going fast enough, by the time you did your "thinking time" you would be crashing into their rear end.

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