1995 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 159

Braking Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. First, you have to decide push on the brake pedal. That's to perception time. Then you have to bring up your foot and it. That's reactiun time. do Average reaction time is about 314 of a second. But that's only an average. It might beless with one driver and as long two or three secondsor more as with another.Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination, and eyesight all play a part. So do alcohol, drugs and frustration. But even in of a 3/4 second, a vehicle moving at60 mph (100 kmk) travels 66 feet (20 m). That could be a lot of distance in an emergency, so keeping enough space between your vehicle others is important. and And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly with the surface the of road (whether it's pavement gravel); the condition the road (wet, dry, or of icy); tire tread; and the condition your brakes. of Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking - rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time tocool between hard stops. Your brakes will wear out much fasteryou do a lot of heavy if braking. If you keep pace with the traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will eliminatea lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. If your engine everstops while you'redriving, brake normally but don't pump yourbrakes. If you do, the pedalmay get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have somepower brake assist. But you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder push. to 4-5