The car would stop cold dead and you'd keep on going.

The car stopped at one point and started going the other way.

Just then another car came along behind us and stopped.

When the car stopped I knew exactly where we were.

If the car didn't stop, they might as well go home.

The car stopped near the house, and a woman got out.

When the car stopped and I got out he didn't speak or look at me again.

Before I could answer, a car stopped outside the house, and then another.

A. People have learned how quickly their cars can stop.

This means that the car will not stop as quickly.