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2001 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-880 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-880. Tables of speed and stopping distances.
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:
SPEED INAVERAGESTOPPINGDISTANCESTOTAL STOPPINGDISTANCES:DRIVER AND
TruckBrakesAverageDriver MilesFeetAutomobile(Brakes onReaction TimePerPerBrakesAll Wheels)(3/4 Second)AutomobilesTrucks HourSecond(In Feet)(In Feet)(In Feet)(In Feet)(In Feet) 10 14.67 5 7 11 1618 15 22.0 12 17 16 2833 20 29.34 21 30 22 4352 25 36.62 32 47 27 5974 30 44.0 47 67 33 80100 35 51.3 63 92 38 101130 40 58.7 82 120 44 126164 45 66.0 104 152 50 154202 50 73.3 128 187 55 183242 55 80.7 155 227 61 216288 60 88.0 185 270 66 251336 65 95.3 217 316 71 288387 70 102.6 252 367 77 329444 75 109.9 289 422 82 371504 80 117.2 328 480 88 416568 90 132.0 425 607 99 524706 100 146.6 514 750 109 623859
SPEED IN AVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCES TOTAL STOPPING
DISTANCES:
DRIVER AND
Miles Feet Automobile Truck Brakes Avg Driver Automobiles Trucks
Per Per Brakes Brakes on Perception- (In Feet) (In Feet)
Hour Second (In Feet) All Wheels Reaction Time
(In Feet) (1.5 Seconds)
(In Feet)
10 14.7 5 6 22 27 28
15 22.0 11 14 33 44 47
20 29.3 19 25 44 63 69
25 36.7 30 40 55 85 95
30 44.0 43 57 66 109 123
35 51.3 58 78 77 135 155
40 58.7 76 102 88 164 190
45 66.0 96 129 99 195 228
50 73.3 119 159 110 229 269
55 80.7 144 192 121 265 313
60 88.0 171 229 132 303 361
65 95.3 201 268 143 344 411
70 102.7 233 311 154 387 465
75 110.0 268 357 165 433 522
80 117.3 305 406 176 481 582
85 124.7 344 459 187 531 646
90 132.0 386 514 198 584 712
95 139.3 430 573 209 639 782
100 146.7 476 635 220 696 855
The courts shall further take notice that such tables are the result of experiments made with motor vehicles, unloaded except for the driver, equipped with four-wheel brakes, in good condition, on dry, hard, approximately level stretches of highway free from loose material.