Council Directive 93/14/EEC of 5 April 1993 on the braking of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (repealed) (c. 14)

ANNEX

Appendix 1 Braking tests and performance of braking devices

1. BRAKING TESTS

1.1. General

1.1.2. The stopping distance is the distance covered by the vehicle from the moment when the driver begins to actuate the control of the device until the moment when the vehicle stops. The initial speed is the speed at the moment when the driver begins to actuate the control of the device. In the formula given below, for measurement of braking performance:

V

=

initial speed in kilometres per hour, and

S

=

stopping distance, in metres.