The Speed Factor: Negotiating Curves and Braking

Key Terms

Speed, Acceleration, Gravity, Traction, Torque, Inertia, Kinetic Energy, Force of Impact,
Centrifugal Force, Center of Gravity, Loading, Banked Curve, Crowned Roads,Oversteering,
Understeering, ABS, Threshold Braking, Pumping Brakes, Locking the Brakes, Reaction Distance,
Braking Distance, Stopping Distance, Speed Limits, Basic Speed Law, Minimum Speed Limit

I. Physical Laws Affecting Driving

A. Speed

B. Acceleration

C. Gravity

D. Traction

E. Inertia

F. Kinetic Energy

G. Force of Impact

II. Negotiating Curves

A. Centrifugal Force

B. Center of Gravity

C. Loading

D. Road Slopes

E. Entering a Curve

III. Braking

A. How to Brake

B. ABS

C. Emergency Braking

D. Stopping Distance

IV. Speed Limits

A. Speed Limits

B. The Basic Speed Law

C. Minimum Speed Limit