diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs
index 4c781ca5055cf00fe434277e92c5d0fbc87fbb44..6e0c17a2a490042132c5ba1f0b740e3ba327c084 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Configuration
 
 			public static readonly Meter BrakeNextTargetDistance = 2.5.SI<Meter>();
 
+			/// <summary>
+			/// used in DriverModeBrake to detect if a vehicle is already below the speed of the brake trigger.
+			/// </summary>
+			public static readonly MeterPerSecond BrakeTriggerSpeedTolerance = 0.1.KMPHtoMeterPerSecond();
+			
 			public static readonly MeterPerSecond MinVelocityForCoast = 5.KMPHtoMeterPerSecond();
 
 			/// <summary>
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/DefaultDriverStrategy.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/DefaultDriverStrategy.cs
index db1c599c425ac88e769ae0255d7cb03179e85c14..c2c71ef3ce22a0e997f54df23f5d2624d6f538f6 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/DefaultDriverStrategy.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/DefaultDriverStrategy.cs
@@ -1147,7 +1147,8 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.SimulationComponent.Impl
 			Second absTime, Meter ds, MeterPerSecond targetVelocity, Radian gradient,
 			bool prohibitOverspeed = false)
 		{
-			if (DataBus.VehicleInfo.VehicleSpeed.IsSmallerOrEqual(DriverStrategy.BrakeTrigger.NextTargetSpeed) && !DataBus.VehicleInfo.VehicleStopped) {
+			if (DataBus.VehicleInfo.VehicleSpeed.IsSmaller(DriverStrategy.BrakeTrigger.NextTargetSpeed, Constants.SimulationSettings.BrakeTriggerSpeedTolerance)
+				&& !DataBus.VehicleInfo.VehicleStopped) {
 				var retVal = HandleTargetspeedReached(absTime, ds, targetVelocity, gradient);
 				for (var i = 0; i < 3 && retVal == null; i++) {
 					retVal = HandleTargetspeedReached(absTime, ds, targetVelocity, gradient);