According to the Texas manual, a car's foot brake must be able to stop the vehicle within what distance at a speed of 20 mph?
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A.
25 feet Correct
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B.
20 feet
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C.
40 feet
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D.
60 feet
The answer is "25 feet"
The manual sets the foot brake standard at stopping within 25 feet at 20 mph. Drivers who reach for 60 feet are recalling the 60-foot backing distance graded on the driving exam a few pages earlier and mistaking it for the brake rule.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. 20 feet
The manual requires 25 feet, not 20. This answer reads the 20 in the speed as if it were the stopping distance too.
C. 40 feet
The foot brake test uses 25 feet at 20 mph, not 40. This answer reaches for a rounder distance no rule in this section actually sets.
D. 60 feet
The foot brake standard is 25 feet at 20 mph. This answer confuses the foot brake standard with the 60-foot backing distance graded on the driving exam.
This question tests your knowledge of Vehicle Equipment in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Required Equipment for Vehicles - Brakes," p.15..
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