Under all conditions you should drive at a speed that will allow you to…?
- Stop within 60 m
- Stop within a safe distance ✓
- Stop within 150 m
- Stop within 90 m
Answer: B. Stop within a safe distance
Under all conditions, drive at a speed that lets you stop within a safe distance.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's general driving guidance says to keep a cushion of space and enough distance to stop safely if the vehicle ahead brakes suddenly. Its towing guidance also says to maintain a speed that lets you slow down and stop smoothly in any situation. That is a flexible, conditions-based standard, so it matches stopping within a safe distance rather than a fixed metre figure.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Stop within 60 m — Stopping within 60 m is not the standard given in the passages; they describe a safe distance that depends on the situation, not a fixed 60-metre limit.
- C. Stop within 150 m — Stopping within 150 m is not the standard given in the passages; they call for a safe stopping distance, not a fixed 150-metre figure.
- D. Stop within 90 m — Stopping within 90 m is not the standard given in the passages; the guidance is to leave enough room to stop safely, not to meet a set 90-metre distance.
Remember it
Before you speed up, ask yourself: if the vehicle ahead stopped suddenly, could I stop safely? Let that answer set your speed.
Official handbook: Official MTO Driver's Handbook, Driving along – Maintaining space