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If you think putting sufficient distance between you and the car in front is vague, you are a poorly educated driver and most likely a dangerous one. If you ca
by sjwright 9y ago
If you think putting sufficient distance between you and the car in front is vague, you are a poorly educated driver and most likely a dangerous one.
If you can't see 200 yards ahead, you should not be travelling at a speed which precludes you from stopping within 200 yards.
On a single lane uncongested road, there's no excuse for putting a reasonable (at least 3 second) gap between you and the vehicle in front.
- jessriedel 9y ago> If you think putting sufficient distance between you and the car in front is vague, you are a poorly educated driver and most likely a dangerous one. Huh? The whole context of this discussion starting from js2's comment is about exactly how far is should be, and in particular whether 2 seconds or 4 seconds (which at highway speeds is 50 yards vs. 100 yards) is more reasonable as a rule of thumb. As you can see from my link, most government safety organizations recommend 2 or 3 seconds in good weather.