{"id":2968,"date":"2016-10-17T05:47:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2016-10-13T08:04:16","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T15:04:16","slug":"consequences-hard-braking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/consequences-hard-braking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Consequences Of Hard Braking"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Can hard braking damage your car? Yes is the resounding answer. According to Progressive Insurance<\/a>‘s general manager, Dave Pratt, hard braking is one of the most predictive variables they use to predict future accidents and a main contributor to hard braking is tailgating.<\/p>\n

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The insurance company’s Snapshot<\/a> helped them scrutinize over 12 billion miles worth of driving data in order to release their first Lead Foot Report<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This report takes a look at the average time and distance drivers take to stop completely when they are driving at various speeds.<\/p>\n

According to this data, it’s probably a good idea that you leave yourself more room for your car to stop in order to react if a vehicle in front of you suddenly stops. This data shows in an aggressive\u00a0 one percent of stops that it takes 12 seconds for drivers to stop completely when driving at 60 MPH. A gradual one percent of stops take the drivers 40 seconds driving 60 MPH and around 24 seconds is the average drivers time for stopping.<\/p>\n

Hard Braking Consequences<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you brake hard, almost every part of your car will experience stress. Additionally, hard braking results in your:<\/p>\n