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That's why I usually break fast initially and check the rearview; extend the braking distance to allow extra room for the person behind if they are too close.

by Rapzid 10y ago

FLGMwt 10y ago
I wish more people did this. Pessimistic bumper buffers have saved me from a couple wrecks.
- ClassyJacket 10y ago
  I wish more people followed at a safe distance.
  - Draiken 10y ago
    I wish humans didn't drive.
  - enraged_camel 10y ago
    I've actually found a really good solution to tailgaters: put very slight pressure on your brake pedal, enough to get the brake lights on, but not enough to actually cause any substantial deceleration. This will cause the tailgater to also slow down, but more than you because they have no way of telling how hard you are braking. The result is increased distance between you and them. Do that a few times and even the most persistent tailgater gets it and either changes lanes or stops riding your ass.
    - merraksh 10y ago
      Quite a few times I saw that the tailgater got the message when I turned on the four indicators.
    - heptathorp 10y ago
      That could just set someone off and make things more dangerous. If that's happening in the passing lane, get over and let them pass.
joering2 10y ago
> That's why I usually break fast initially and check the rearview; Great habit, but after seeing over 10,000 charts for chiropractic cases (was working on IT software to categorized it) I learnt another trick that many doctors tell their patients (unfortunately after the fact): Once in a emergency breaking situation, before you look into the mirror, secure your neck/back of your head as hard as you can into the headrest cushion. This trick will "unite" your head with the seat and in rear-end, it will push you and the car both at the same time, instead of - from what I seen in 80% of Chiro cases - your seat head cushion hitting your head in a moment when its pulled hard to the back due to G-forces related to being in a rear-end. I have to say seeing some photos I quickly got into a habit of first doing that, next checking mirror - if I assume someone might not make it and I still have room upfront, I go forward as fast and as close as I securely can.
tspiteri 10y ago
When the car behind me is driving too close, I leave even more space than usual to the car in front to give myself time to brake slowly if anything happens.
mjolk 10y ago
> That's why I usually break fast initially... Please don't do this in the snow or in wet conditions. Sharp actions are what will make other cars change direction or magnify the effects of drivers that you have caused to panic. Putting on your hazards and slowing at a deliberate pace is safer for everyone behind you.
empath75 10y ago
When I'm driving, I'm usually always thinking about having escape paths. I get nervous if I don't have a shoulder or a clear lane next to me, unless traffic slowed to a near stop.
- niftich 10y ago
  An understated point. On freeways, each lane tends to develop its own speed, and at 4+ lanes the cognitive load starts to overwhelm me, especially when the relative speed difference between neighboring lanes is very high. At this point anyone in a slow lane may decide to try to pull out into the fast lane, or someone from the faster lanes might try to squeeze in to the queue of waiting cars; meanwhile if you try to unilaterally lessen the speed difference, the people behind and around you will get antsy and aggressive, often defeating the point. These situations are some of the most dangerous that most driver experience: high speeds, large discrepancy between speeds, and limited escape paths.
  - rndstr 10y ago
    I don't own a car but have a license and occasionally drive one. I'm not used to driving on highways with more than two lanes and when I spent a few months in the US I had panic attacks the first few weeks when riding at speed limit and there was no escape path. I had to leave the highway twice to recollect.
devy 10y ago
That's a good habit - however we don't know in this video if the SUV that got flipped over was braking suddenly, which can also cause collision without the rear car's anticipation (e.g. the rear car driver might be checking the right lane right before passing on the right etc. and missed that information for a split of a second right before collision.)

That's why I usually break fast initially and check the rearview; extend the braking distance to allow extra room for the person behind if they are too close.

by Rapzid 10y ago

That's why I usually break fast initially and check the rearview; extend the braking distance to allow extra room for the person behind if they are too close.

FLGMwt 10y ago

I wish more people did this. Pessimistic bumper buffers have saved me from a couple wrecks.

ClassyJacket 10y ago
I wish more people followed at a safe distance.
- Draiken 10y ago
  I wish humans didn't drive.
- enraged_camel 10y ago
  I've actually found a really good solution to tailgaters: put very slight pressure on your brake pedal, enough to get the brake lights on, but not enough to actually cause any substantial deceleration. This will cause the tailgater to also slow down, but more than you because they have no way of telling how hard you are braking. The result is increased distance between you and them. Do that a few times and even the most persistent tailgater gets it and either changes lanes or stops riding your ass.
  - merraksh 10y ago
    Quite a few times I saw that the tailgater got the message when I turned on the four indicators.
  - heptathorp 10y ago
    That could just set someone off and make things more dangerous. If that's happening in the passing lane, get over and let them pass.

joering2 10y ago

> That's why I usually break fast initially and check the rearview; Great habit, but after seeing over 10,000 charts for chiropractic cases (was working on IT software to categorized it) I learnt another trick that many doctors tell their patients (unfortunately after the fact): Once in a emergency breaking situation, before you look into the mirror, secure your neck/back of your head as hard as you can into the headrest cushion. This trick will "unite" your head with the seat and in rear-end, it will push you and the car both at the same time, instead of - from what I seen in 80% of Chiro cases - your seat head cushion hitting your head in a moment when its pulled hard to the back due to G-forces related to being in a rear-end. I have to say seeing some photos I quickly got into a habit of first doing that, next checking mirror - if I assume someone might not make it and I still have room upfront, I go forward as fast and as close as I securely can.

tspiteri 10y ago

When the car behind me is driving too close, I leave even more space than usual to the car in front to give myself time to brake slowly if anything happens.

mjolk 10y ago

> That's why I usually break fast initially... Please don't do this in the snow or in wet conditions. Sharp actions are what will make other cars change direction or magnify the effects of drivers that you have caused to panic. Putting on your hazards and slowing at a deliberate pace is safer for everyone behind you.

empath75 10y ago

When I'm driving, I'm usually always thinking about having escape paths. I get nervous if I don't have a shoulder or a clear lane next to me, unless traffic slowed to a near stop.

niftich 10y ago
An understated point. On freeways, each lane tends to develop its own speed, and at 4+ lanes the cognitive load starts to overwhelm me, especially when the relative speed difference between neighboring lanes is very high. At this point anyone in a slow lane may decide to try to pull out into the fast lane, or someone from the faster lanes might try to squeeze in to the queue of waiting cars; meanwhile if you try to unilaterally lessen the speed difference, the people behind and around you will get antsy and aggressive, often defeating the point. These situations are some of the most dangerous that most driver experience: high speeds, large discrepancy between speeds, and limited escape paths.
- rndstr 10y ago
  I don't own a car but have a license and occasionally drive one. I'm not used to driving on highways with more than two lanes and when I spent a few months in the US I had panic attacks the first few weeks when riding at speed limit and there was no escape path. I had to leave the highway twice to recollect.

devy 10y ago

That's a good habit - however we don't know in this video if the SUV that got flipped over was braking suddenly, which can also cause collision without the rear car's anticipation (e.g. the rear car driver might be checking the right lane right before passing on the right etc. and missed that information for a split of a second right before collision.)