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I’m guessing an accident caused due to not leaving enough room to safely stop is going to cause a bit more traffic than the alternative

• bumby 3y ago
  So you're saying we should all drive with a 10 car buffer, then? If not, then you already recognize the probability is less than 100%, so that has to be baked into your statement.
  • mikestew 3y ago
    So you're saying we should all drive with a 10 car buffer, then? The only comments saying that are...yours. If your argument is so lacking that you need to argue in bad faith, perhaps it is best to not bother at all. Or perhaps you are not aware of the proper following distance (and therefore, part of the problem about which you complain). Two car lengths (EDIT: seconds, not car lengths; oops) is the general advice.
    • bumby 3y ago
      I'm just trying to understand exactly what they are advocating, because so many people seem to be making a dichotomous safety choice. It's not a simple model and my point is there are tradeoffs. >Two car lengths is the general advice. No. It's speed, roadway, and car dependent. Two car lengths isn't even sufficient at 25mph let alone at 70mph.[1] Which all goes to show how poorly people tend to think about these things and quickly resort to overly simplified mental models. [1] https://one.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/Safety1nNum3ers/august2015/S1N_Aug15_Speeding_1.html https://one.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/Safety1nNum3ers/august2015/S1N_A...
      • mikestew 3y ago
        No. It's speed, roadway, and car dependent. Moreso that my post has a mistake: two second following distance, not car lengths. Brain fart on my part; apologies for causing you to have to find a URL. But as general rules go, that increases the distance as speed goes up. No, it doesn’t account for everything, but good enough for most circumstances.