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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.105

Speed: Table of Speed and Stopping Distances

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The following has been constructed, using scientific reasoning, to provide you with an average

baseline for motor vehicle stopping distances for a vehicle in good condition on a level, dry stretch

of highway, free from loose material:

[Read portion of Table at Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-880, reprinted below, that is pertinent to the

evidence]

These averages are not binding upon you, and if you find that the vehicle or highway conditions

are different from those used in developing these average stopping distances, you may take the

differences into account in your deliberations.

SPEED IN AVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCES TOTAL STOPPING DISTANCES:

DRIVER AND

Miles Feet Per Automobile Truck Avg Driver Automobiles Trucks

Per Second Brakes Brakes Perception-Reaction (In Feet) (In Feet)

Hour (In Feet) on All Wheels Time (1.5 Seconds)

(In Feet) (In Feet)

10 14.7 5 6 22 27 28

15 22.0 11 14 33 44 47

20 29.3 19 25 44 63 69

25 36.7 30 40 55 85 96

30 44.0 43 57 66 109 123

35 51.3 58 78 77 135 155

40 58.7 76 102 88 164 190

45 66.0 96 129 99 195 228

50 73.3 119 159 110 229 269

55 80.7 144 192 121 265 313

60 88.0 171 229 132 303 361

65 95.3 201 268 143 344 411

70 102.7 233 311 154 387 465

75 110.0 268 357 165 433 522

80 117.3 305 406 176 481 582

85 124.7 344 459 187 531 646

90 132.0 386 514 198 584 712

95 139.3 430 573 209 639 782

100 146.7 476 635 220 696 855

History

Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.

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