Sentences with phrase «distance than a passenger»

Additionally, because of the weight of the vehicle, a large truck requires a much greater stopping distance than a passenger vehicle — up to 430 feet when traveling at 55 miles per hour.

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He says the Hyperloop will be solar - powered and cost passengers less than what it would cost to take the train or plane that same distance.

«If you are in a car and want to stop within a certain fixed, short distance — without too much jerk — it's best to apply the brakes evenly rather than all at the end so passengers feel a constant deceleration force,» he says.

Expensive fuel and steady, long - distance driving are also arguments for diesel in areas like Europe, where they make up more than half the passenger vehicle market.

At times, coming up a car ahead with the ACC set to maximum following distance, rather than slowing gradually, the initial braking felt abrupt to the passenger.

Two doors are shorter than one long door and swing out a shorter distance from the side of the vehicle, so a Veloster driver cramming into a tiny parking space can get closer to a wall or other obstruction on the passenger side without inhibiting the swing of the doors.

Thanks to a 113 mm longer wheelbase (the distance between the front and rear axles) rear - seat passengers have been given 74 mm more legroom than they had at their disposal in the previous model, and this enables fully grown adults to embark on long journeys without the prospect of claustrophobia setting in immediately, although the usual coupe caveat of restricted headroom still applies.

This made it difficult to judge stopping distances, which led to more than a few «Holy crap» emergency stops, jostling the vehicle and its passengers.

With the resorts located just a short distance from the train stations, passengers have a much more seamless journey than travelling by air.»