When driving on the road, how many seconds should you stay away from the car in front of you?

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Are the M25 gantry speed cameras legal, I thought they were meant to be painted yellow and be plainly visible?

In defensive driving class for both utility and truck drivers, they state that the AVERAGE car should stay 3 seconds behind the car in front of them, because that is most people's reaction time. If there are any other conditions: weather, unpaved or uneven asphalt, unfamiliar with the area and or vehicle, towing or having a heavy load in the rear that may delay your braking time or anything else that may take your attention, then it should be 4-5. I have heard people say stay a certain number of car lengths are better, but that is normally on side streets where you have cars merging in and out.

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What cities have the BEST public transportation system?

1 sec per 10 mph so if the speed limit is 50 mph you need to be 5 seconds behind.

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Commute time from Teaneck, NJ to Manhattan?

2

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What kind of gas mileage do 18 wheelers get?

2 mississippis behind. sounds short, but plenty of space in between

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How do you get to work.Car,bus,train,bike.?

3... pick a landmark... when they pass it, count to 3... if you hit that landmark before you count to 3, you are following too close.

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How to commute to london from italy or even france?

If you want to be really safe stay about two car lenghts behind.

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What are the solutions to traffic congestion?

for every 10 mph stay back 1 sec. pik a mark when the car is there count 1 1000 2 1000 3 1000 ect

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Gas prices!?

1. A Good Driver—always keeps a safe distance from the car in front of him.

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The faster you go the greater the distance you should keep from the car ahead of you. A good rule is to stay at least two (2) seconds behind the vehicle ahead of you.

Should the speed limit be raised to 75mph?

Example: When the vehicle ahead of you passes a fixed object count "one-thounsand-one, one-thounsand-two". If you reach the same fixed object in less than two (2) seconds (before you've finished counting "one-thounsand-one, one-thounsand-two"), you are following too close.

Where are l p g stations in uk?

Increases the distance of the gap to 6-8 seconds in bad weather (more reaction time to compensate for poor traction and actions of less experienced car drivers).

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Are there any websites where I can see what time normal traffic starts and ends in LA, or anywhere else?

2 seconds is a good benchmark for beginners to start with. After some time you will know when you need more, and when you can get away with less.

Do any of you own a motorhome. What are the upsides and downsides of having one?

Oh, yeah, and no need to adjust for speed - it's factored in already. Two seconds at 60 give you twice as much distance comparing to 30.

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And no need to adjust for bad weather. True, stopping your car takes longer on a wet/slippery surface, but the same applies to the car in front of you. And your reaction time does not generally depend on weather.

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