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Legally, in most (if not all) of the US you /can/ be cited for tailgating (the laws require a minimum following distance). Reality is that the traffic cops sel
by pwg 9y ago
Legally, in most (if not all) of the US you /can/ be cited for tailgating (the laws require a minimum following distance).
Reality is that the traffic cops seldom ever cite for tailgating in general. If one were to see a citation for such, it is likely after an accident where the officer can deduce that the cause was "following too closely" and so they then issue the citation.
- taneq 9y agoIn Australia, if you are the rear vehicle in a rear-end accident you are automatically at fault in almost all circumstances. The only exceptions I know of are if the front car pulled out immediately in front of the rear car, or if the front car was reversing.