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What is reaction time?

What is reaction time?

Reaction time is the time between detecting a stimulus and starting to respond to it. For a driver, the stimulus could be brake lights, a pedestrian entering the road, or a changing traffic light, and the response could be starting to press the brake pedal.

5.6.3b Reaction time Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /5.6.3b Reaction time

Lessons

5.6.3a Stopping distance5.6.3b Reaction time5.6.3c Factors affecting braking distance 15.6.3d Factors affecting braking distance 2