Road Traffic Offence Information

Understanding stopping distances and speed

Stopping distances in metres

Miles per hour	Thinking distance	Braking distance	Total
20	6	6	12
30	9	14	23
40	12	24	36
50	15	38	53
60	18	55	73
70	21	75	96
80	24	98	122
90	27	124	151
100	29	153	182

Speed

Miles per hour	Yards per second	Metres per minute
20	6	12
30	9	23
40	12	36
50	15	53
60	18	73
70	21	96
80	24	122
90	27	151
100	29	182

Stopping distances in metres under influence

Breath reading	30 min	60 min	90 min	120 min
30	27	23	20	17
35	32	28	25	22
40	37	33	30	27
45	42	38	35	32
50	47	43	40	47
60	57	53	50	57
70	67	63	60	67
80	77	73	70	77
90	87	83	80	87
100	97	93	90	97
110	107	103	100	107
120	117	113	110	117
130	127	123	120	127
140	137	133	130	137
150	147	143	140	147

Highway code - Pedestrians

Where there is a pavement or footpath, use it. Where possible, avoid walking next to the kerb with your back to the traffic. If you have to step into the road, watch out for traffic.
Where there is no pavement or footpath, walk on the right-hand side of the road so that you can see oncoming traffic. Keep close to the side of the road. Take care at sharp right-hand bends; it may be safer to cross the road well before you reach one so that oncoming traffic has a better chance of seeing you. After the bend cross back to face the oncoming traffic. Walk in single file if possible, especially on narrow roads or in poor light.
Wear or carry something that will help you to be seen. Light-coloured, bright or fluorescent items will help in poor visibility. At night use reflective materials (e.g. reflective armbands and sashes) which can be seen in headlights up to three times as far away as non-reflective materials.
Do not let young children out alone on the pavement or road. When taking children out, walk between them and the traffic and hold their hands firmly. Strap very young children in push-chairs or use reins.
A group of people involved in an organised march on the road should keep to the left. There should be look-outs in front and at the back wearing fluorescent clothes in daylight and reflective clothes in the dark. At night, the look-out in front should carry a white light and the one at the back a bright red light which is visible from behind. People on the outside of large groups should also carry lights and wear reflective clothing.
You MUST NOT walk on motorways on their slip roads except in an emergency.

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