Virginia Code 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:
| a | SPEED IN | AVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCES | TOTAL STOPPING | ||||
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| d | Miles | Feet | Automobile | Brakes on | Reaction Time |
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| e | Per | Per | Brakes | All Wheels | (1.5 Seconds) | Automobiles | Trucks |
| f | Hour | Second | (In Feet) | (In Feet) | (In Feet) | (In Feet) | (In Feet) |
| g | 10 | 14.7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 28 |
| h | 15 | 22.0 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 44 | 47 |
| i | 20 | 29.3 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 63 | 69 |
| j | 25 | 36.7 | 30 | 40 | 55 | 85 | 95 |
| k | 30 | 44.0 | 43 | 57 | 66 | 109 | 123 |
| l | 35 | 51.3 | 58 | 78 | 77 | 135 | 155 |
| m | 40 | 58.7 | 76 | 102 | 88 | 164 | 190 |
| n | 45 | 66.0 | 96 | 129 | 99 | 195 | 228 |
| o | 50 | 73.3 | 119 | 159 | 110 | 229 | 269 |
| p | 55 | 80.7 | 144 | 192 | 121 | 265 | 313 |
| q | 60 | 88.0 | 171 | 229 | 132 | 303 | 361 |
| r | 65 | 95.3 | 201 | 268 | 143 | 344 | 411 |
| s | 70 | 102.7 | 233 | 311 | 154 | 387 | 465 |
| t | 75 | 110.0 | 268 | 357 | 165 | 433 | 522 |
| u | 80 | 117.3 | 305 | 406 | 176 | 481 | 582 |
| v | 85 | 124.7 | 344 | 459 | 187 | 531 | 646 |
| w | 90 | 132.0 | 386 | 514 | 198 | 584 | 712 |
| x | 95 | 139.3 | 430 | 573 | 209 | 639 | 782 |
| y | 100 | 146.7 | 476 | 635 | 220 | 696 | 855 |
Terms Used In Virginia Code 46.2-880
- Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
- Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
The 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.
Code 1950, § 46-212.2; 1956, c. 600; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-195; 1989, c. 727; 2001, c. 145; 2003, c. 277.