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I'm not sure if you're referring to specifically road riding, but most of the comments have been mostly related to street situations. If you are in a mountain biking / trail riding situation, it's also important to factor possibility of accident into your stopping distance--which is always important, but can be more important when mountain biking. You ...
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The stopping distance is a factor of:
Reaction Time
Speed and Mass (bike, rider, and load)
Efficiency of Brakes
Braking force applied (on which brakes and how applied)
Road/track surface (including water, ice, gravel, manhole covers etc aspects)
Tyre width, grip, tread etc
You have to notice a need to brake, move your hands to apply braking force. Then ...
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