Revision question · Vehicle weights and dimensions

What type of road surface will increase your stopping distance by up to ten times?

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Icy

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Wet

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To prevent your wheels from locking, you'll need to brake very gently on ice. Give yourself as much room and time as possible to stop. If your front wheels lock, you can't steer, and that will mean you can't avoid any obstacle in your path.

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Rule 230Highway Code rule · On ice, allow up to ten times the normal stopping distance; this is not the ordinary wet-road doubling rule.

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