braking zone
Where cars decelerate
The braking zone is the area on a racetrack where drivers must slow down before entering a corner.
It's where the hardest braking happens—the transition from full speed on a straight to the controlled entry into a turn.
Drivers who brake later, shortening the braking zone, gain time but risk running wide: He outbraked his rival into turn one.
The term extends to any driving context where slowing matters.
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- racing lineOptimal path through corners
- decelerationDecrease in speed
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