§ 46.2-880 — Tables of speed and stopping distances

Virginia § 46.2-880

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 46.2: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Subtitle III: OPERATION
• Ch. 8: REGULATION OF TRAFFIC
• Art. 8: SPEED

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All courts shall take notice of the following tables of speed and stopping distances of motor vehicles, which shall not raise a presumption, in actions in which inquiry thereon is pertinent to the issues:aSPEED INAVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCESTOTAL STOPPINGb Avg DriverDISTANCES:c Truck BrakesPerception-DRIVER ANDdMilesFeetAutomobileBrakes onReaction Time ePerPerBrakesAll Wheels(1.5 Seconds)AutomobilesTrucksfHourSecond(In Feet)(In Feet)(In Feet)(In Feet)(In Feet)g1014.756222728h1522.01114334447i2029.31925446369j2536.73040558595k3044.0435766109123l3551.3587877135155m4058.77610288164190n4566.09612999195228o5073.3119159110229269p5580.7144192121265313q6088.0171229132303361r6595.3201268143344411s70102.7233311154387465t75110.0268357165433522u80117.3305406176481582v85124.7344459187531646w90132.0386514198584712x95139.3430573209639782y100146.7476635220696855The courts shall further take notice that the above table has been constructed, using scientific reasoning, to provide factfinders with an average baseline for motor vehicle stopping distances: (1) for a vehicle in good condition and (2) on a level, dry stretch of highway, free from loose material.

Deviations from these circumstances do not negate the usefulness of the table, but rather call for additional site-specific examination and/or explanation.

Site-specific research may be utilized under any circumstances.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 46-212.2; 1956, c. 600; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-195; 1989, c. 727; 2001, c. 145; 2003, c. 277.