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:\na\nSPEED IN\nAVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCES\nTOTAL STOPPING\nb\nAvg Driver\nDISTANCES:\nc\nTruck Brakes\nPerception-\nDRIVER AND\nd\nMiles\nFeet\nAutomobile\nBrakes on\nReaction Time\ne\nPer\nPer\nBrakes\nAll Wheels\n(1.5 Seconds)\nAutomobiles\nTrucks\nf\nHour\nSecond\n(In Feet)\n(In Feet)\n(In Feet)\n(In Feet)\n(In DRIVER AND\nd\nMiles\nFeet\nAutomobile\nBrakes on\nReaction Time\ne\nPer\nPer\nBrakes\nAll Wheels\n(1.5 Seconds)\nAutomobiles\nTrucks\nf\nHour\nSecond\n(In Feet)\n(In Feet)\n(In Feet)\n(In Feet)\n(In Feet)\ng\n10\n14.7\n5\n6\n22\n27\n28\nh\n15\n22.0\n11\n14\n33\n44\n47\ni\n20\n29.3\n19\n25\n44\n63\n69\nj\n25\n36.7\n30\n40\n55\n85\n95\nk\n30\n44.0\n43\n57\n66\n109\n123\nl\n35\n51.3\n58\n78\n77\n135\n155\nm\n40\n58.7\n76\n102\n88\n164\n190\nn\n45\n66.0\n96\n129\n99\n195\n228\no\n50\n73.3\n119\n159\n110\n229\n269\np\n55\n80.7\n144\n192\n121\n265\n313\nq\n60\n88.0\n171\n229\n132\n303\n361\nr\n65\n95.3\n201\n268\n143\n344\n411\ns\n70\n102.7\n233\n311\n154\n387\n465\nt\n75\n110.0\n268\n357\n165\n433\n522\nu\n80\n117.3\n305\n406\n176\n481\n582\nv\n85\n124.7\n344\n459\n187\n531\n646\nw\n90\n132.0\n386\n514\n198\n584\n712\nx\n95\n139.3\n430\n573\n209\n639\n782\ny\n100\n146.7\n476\n635\n220\n696\n855\nThe 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 ntific 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.\nDeviations from these circumstances do not negate the usefulness of the table, but rather call for additional site-specific examination and/or explanation.\nSite-specific research may be utilized under any circumstances.\nCode 1950, § 46-212.2; 1956, c. 600; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-195; 1989, c. 727; 2001, c. 145; 2003, c. 277.
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