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> In the event of a pileup, it doesn’t really matter how much distance you’ve left. For legal liability, that might be true. In reality, if you've left yourse
by InitialLastName 4y ago
> In the event of a pileup, it doesn’t really matter how much distance you’ve left.
For legal liability, that might be true. In reality, if you've left yourself a safe amount of distance, you have more opportunity to react to events in front of you in such a way that you minimize damage and loss of life (thus mattering).
- mbreese 4y agoIf you’ve left enough room, you’re not part of the pile up. Kind of by definition…
- InitialLastName 4y agoEven if you still crash, the extra second of braking time can take off ~10-15 mph [0], which at 60 mph V(t=0) is ~40% of the energy that would otherwise dissipate into your car and the cars you hit. [0] https://copradar.com/chapts/references/acceleration.html https://copradar.com/chapts/references/acceleration.html