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Good luck maintaining a safe distance on a busy highway when every time you slow to make a space, somebody moves into the space from a different lane.
by misnome 4y ago
Good luck maintaining a safe distance on a busy highway when every time you slow to make a space, somebody moves into the space from a different lane.
- iainmerrick 4y agoTraffic jams happen. Do you really expect drivers to just ram into the back of them?
- bearmode 4y agoTraffic jams usually have some sort of sign, a slowing of traffic, a stream of brake lights ahead. It's a different situation when someone is slamming on their brakes from highway speed with nothing ahead of them.
- misnome 4y agoExactly this. A traffic jam, by definition, is never running at highway speeds. If it was, it's not a Jam.
- progman32 4y agoWhy not let them take the space?
- bearmode 4y agoBecause then you have to slow down to keep a safe following distance again. Then it happens again, and again, and again.
- naavis 4y agoWhy is this a problem?
- misnome 4y agoThe conversation you are in: 1. It's the fault of the driver behind, for not leaving space 2. It's impossible to leave space, because cars will move in if there is a large gap 3. Why is this a problem?
- naavis 4y agoIt is not impossible to leave space. Granted, you need to do it every time a car moves in front of you. But such is life.
- PebblesRox 4y agoOne car driving significantly slower than the rest of traffic can itself be a safety problem: "To keep a smooth traffic flow, some highways also have minimum speed limits. If you drive slower than the minimum speed you can halt the traffic flow and create a dangerous condition. Even if there is no minimum speed limit, those driving too slow can be as dangerous as those who drive too fast." https://dmv.ny.gov/about-dmv/chapter-8-defensive-driving#yre-spd https://dmv.ny.gov/about-dmv/chapter-8-defensive-driving#yre...
- naavis 4y agoYou don't need to drive significantly slower than others, just slightly slower so a new gap appears in front of you.