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I don't care where you worked but the drivers manual states one car length for every ten miles an hour. Though your answer may translate to that you probably confused the crap out of every one, not to mention that your response time is impaired by .332 nano seconds because you had a phone in your ear ;-)
by Lukester on February 5th, 2008
I guess you are right, I did give more information than needed without the simple explination at the end. I will edit my answer and hope to here your response.
by csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED on February 5th, 2008
No need, I was making fun of the highly technical explanation, I apologize. I will say this however, molecular cohesion can occur when one has a phone pressed against their cranium... if we were to introduce this phenonmenon to the equation of "human" responses then it would be this:
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earwax X mph/tire size = Y x (last brake change)+ surcharges and number of drinks prior to incident.
Check your math, I think you will agree
by Lukester on February 5th, 2008
No problem.. I am a geek and sometimes I can't control it. I did check your math and you are correct except you forgot to include the lipstick to mirror distance ratio correction factor.. ;^)
by csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED on February 5th, 2008
Tailgating is a major cause of accidents. It's not only the distance maintained between vehicles, it's also road conditions and whether or not drivers have control of their cars.
I glanced into my rearview today at 70 mph on interstate, and a woman in a red Neon was five feet from my bumper, texting on a cell phone she held against the steering wheel. If I'd had to hit my brakes, there would have been 3,100 pounds of Dodge Neon in my trunk.
Distance rules don't account for wet road or hazards like spilled gravel and oil/grease slicks.
Unfortunately, if you allow the legally-mandated distance between you and the vehicle ahead, invariably someone will cut into the space and you'll have to slow down so as not to tailgate them.
Driving is a game to many people. If they gain one car length, the feel superior. I guess their need to feel superior will always put the rest of us in danger.
Idiots rule the road!
by GibsonGuy on September 23rd, 2010