diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs
index cd55cf98a9c245406ea3d1187e4616f1984d6164..f4df273aa7cda478f3b1c98790a79b1406fb74c0 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ 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 5a40c85b1062b0aa24370d894b7d5ee75130f692..a45144c5ca126b8a02fa0e5e2eacba9db14483bc 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/DefaultDriverStrategy.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/DefaultDriverStrategy.cs
@@ -1178,7 +1178,8 @@ 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);