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Sep 28, 2017 10:49 PM
AgreeingToTermsOfService
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Darjanator
3 car distance can mean completely different things at 20 or 100. The proper way of measuring it is 2-3 seconds of travel distance.
data2dyne
...But he isn't even wearing a seatbelt
bkmurf
Unless you're on I-15 out of LA towards Vegas on a Friday afternoon. More like 1/2 car distance or some jerk will pull right into that gap
Xsiah
A 3 car distance is unreasonable depending on the speed. You want about 3 seconds between you instead.
VomitInTerror
That difficult balance; enough space to be safe, not enough that some jackass can pull between making us all WAAAAY too close together!
WorkdayJones
three SECONDS, not three cars...three seconds, so the distance varies based on speed. Four to be paranoid
godofhorizons
There are a line of five cars going slowly in the fast lane? Closely tailing the last one in line will surely make them all go faster
IronicUsername
3 car distance might not be very safe depending on the speed.
LivingUnderARockSince1992
As someone learning how to drive stick, yes please! I'm in my 30s and feel like a terrified 16y/o most of the time.
PaulSmackageFromGrapevineTexas
Some people need to learn what a merge lanes is for and who is merging.
chocoholic272
You've obviously never driven in a city **boston** cough
GrandmaSlappy
You can try to do it in cities but yeah everyone is going to pass you
chocoholic272
I'd have a heart attack from people cutting me off every other second
tacoparlor
WHY AM I THE ONLY PERSON ON THE ROAD WHO ACTUALLY HAS SOMEWHERE TO BE
GrandmaSlappy
Do you want to get there alive?
touchmyhalo
Yes, but also before I die of old age.
irced
You can get anywhere driving 220kph. It's the sudden stop of something getting in the way that kills you.
tacoparlor
Currently no. But usually yeah. But also there's a lane for people who are just out for the sake of being out. And it's not both lanes.
freddeStar
Uhh, "comrades"? Nice try Russian Social Media Infiltration Unit. I'm gonna keep driving at unsafe distances. Freedom isn't free, Pinkos
SomeDetroitGuy
Three car lengths is tailgating at highway speeds. You should have a two to three second gap between you and the car in front of you.
mearas
How is 2-3 seconds enough? If you get distracted at the wrong time for 1 second, you're fucked.
0100100101111010011011000110000101101011
3 seconds is a minimum, no reason not to make it 5 or even 10 seconds if you have the opportunity
mearas
Yay
thezookeeper
I mean, it generally won't make them speed up. So what's the point?
DaWhiteMan
damn straight... I'm in a piece of metal going 65mph... don't good going to happen if suddenly get stop...
SuburbanCommando
My favorite are twats who go 45 in a 35 zone, and 35 in a 45 zone because for some reason, THEY NEVER LOOK AT THE SPEEDOMETER.
Cal1te
Where I am it's 40 in a 60,then 40 through the 30, then still 40 into the next 60.
Kaysmira
I have the "special" asshats that go 40 mph in the 55 zone, and then SPEED UP to go 50 in the 45 residential zone, and then SLOW DOWN AGAIN.
treeloppertrav
All I ask is that you do the speed limit and I won't ride your bumper. I prefer 5 over but 5 under is just unacceptable ...
treeloppertrav
I'll pull over and let you pass if you are in more of a hurry than me. I feel bad for old people, they are just trying to survive but still.
Sheepyhead
You do know that keeping proper distance is a safety measure right? Like the "I don't wanna crash my car and/or die"
unknownmale
if you ride my bumper I'll adjust my speed (without breaking) so that the safe following distance is still kept
AdventuringSorcerer
Broken08
Safe drivers like you and me; there are literally tens of us! Tens!
MarkOfTheCovenant
Anyone driving slower than me is a cunt and anyone driving faster than me is a psycho
Juanitolon
https://youtu.be/XWPCE2tTLZQ
OttoVanShartz
George Carlin! It's good to hear from you again, dude!
SpaceISIS
i could care less if you're driving faster than me, it doesn't get in my way. Slow drivers, on the other hand...
Iamthemonkeymansowhatevercats
I live in Utah. Driving the speed limit makes you a psycho.
GrandmaSlappy
That is literally a George Carlin bit that is decades old, but he said maniac and asshole
MarkOfTheCovenant
I know. I misquoted but yeah
DespiseEveryone
Yet more proof the world is getting better. No psycho's in my area! Some people say they know one but I never saw him on the road.
kaelllcox
Yeah, and everyone going the same speed is a dickwad for following you.
Awmph
two seconds is a better rule of thumb than car lengths. Good for any driving speed.
MrSmurfing
The rhyme goes.. "only a fool breaks the two second rule... when it's wet, make it four seconds."
Ragnarsdad
Only a fool breaks the two second rule. On a side note 3 seconds is better and helps to reduce stone chips
HarryBlackstoneCopperfieldDresdenIsMyPatronus
I learned either 3 seconds, or x car lengths where x is 1/10 your speed, more or less. For example, if you're going 50, leave 5 car lengths.
MerToo
^^ thank you. And anyone who doesn't understand *why* probably shouldn't be allowed to drive, but we do, and they die, and...sigh...
MrPeebles
driving anywhere and just seeing patches of traffic with empty zones between each because people think they have to speed up if there's room
mearas
2 seconds? So if you get distracted for 1 second, you might be fucked? Why not just have a fucking 5-10 second rule instead and be safe.
Awmph
Try a fucking 5-10 second rule. See what you think.
mearas
I do use 5-10 everytime I drive, it feels good. Safe distance. More room for error.
MrPeebles
Dateline or some such did a story waaaay back when those shows presented actual news, but sadly people just jump in front of you. It's funny
Xyzair
I think a local news company did a segment on the amount of time gained by being a patient driver over a lane hopping aggressive driver
Xyzair
on the freeway. the aggressive driver only gained a couple of seconds in rush hour traffic.
MrPeebles
Sadly it's all mindset and perception for them, reality doesn't figure into it
Solymyr808
I go the speed limit exactly everywhere and accelerate to it like there are bees. Unless there's nobody around then it's like BEES, BEES!!!
Pieala
Hey, thanks, I'm a nervous driver due to a wreck that crippled me. USE BLINKERS AND GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!
Brant04
If you have a small car you constantly have a tailgater behind you, it really sucks
greenwedel
Same with a motorcycle, unfortunately. Especially harrowing if it is a truck and I can only see grill in my rear view mirror.
ForPetesAche
As long as both of you are in the far right lane, no problems here.
BustedTuna
I mean, it's fine if they are in the left lane too so long as it isn't a highway.
presidentderka
HiddenSanity
"Keep right, except to pass" "Slower traffic keep right" Outright the law in many areas, common courtesy elsewhere.
cornotiberious
Speed limit overrules courtesy laws like those. If you want to drive faster, get the limit changed on that road or get another lane added.
BeaverHunter
Dumbass
UltimaCaitSith
Transpo engineer here. Speed limits are waaaay more arbitrary than you think.
phynex
Extremely incorrect.
Stumpied
Not if they are driving under the speed limit
mariomario42
Actually in most states you just have to be going the same speed as the average traffic. So, you can be in the left lane and under the limit
BustedTuna
Even then. It is a speed LIMIT. Driving under is perfectly fine, within reason.
TheLaughingCoffin
Driving 5 under causes 65% more accidents than 5 over, according to the department of transportation
BustedTuna
That's because most people who drive under the speed limit re geriatric, not because it is inherently more dangerous.
FlamingYon
In my stare, most highways have a speed minimum of 55 mph, when the speed limit is 70 mph. You can be ticketed for driving under that.
FlamingYon
Or state, ya know, whatevs.
Stumpied
No, the left lane is for passing. You really impede the flow of traffic by not getting into the right lane.
nekoemote
RUH ROH ALL THE UNDER 60MPH HIGHWAY DRIVERS SUDDENLY SEEM MORE VISIBLE
BustedTuna
The left lane is for passing ON A HIGHWAY. It is not specifically for passing in a city where you might be required to take a left turn.
ReluktantSkeptik
But how will they know that they're being a jackass if I don't be a jackass in return? Gotta ride that bumper.
WhatTheFucksALommy
The upvotes on this make me sad. You're endangering yourself by tailgating. Be a responsible driver.
AmyBethMegJo
Not sure why you are being downvoted. This is true. You run into the back of someone, and it is your fault.
iHaveAthingForPineapples
Couple weeks ago, semi was riding my bumper so much I had to speed up. I got to 60 mph on a 40 mph street and he was still not letting up
imgurgladtobehere
Car lengths? Chevrons? Wtf are those and how are they relevent to my wheelchair-bound parapalegic existence?
Estoyp00ping
People are clueless and oblivious to the rules of the road.
RacecarRoadcar
In my country roads don't even have lanes..
MarvaNipp
Exactly. I'm not a dick unless I need to be. Maybe don't go 10 under on a single-lane road, Donna
theshrektacularshrek
I once rode behind a car going under 40 in a 100k zone. When we made it to an overtaking area we passed them and, 1/2
theshrektacularshrek
to none of our surprise, it turns out they were oblivious, Asian tourists. 2/2
SuburbanCommando
Fuck Donna.
HiddenSanity
Maybe do if your skills, car, driving conditions, or combinations thereof are subpar. Safe > Speed
Beruthiel10
If you cannot safely operate your vehicle at the speed of traffic you should not be operating that vehicle.
HiddenSanity
Weather conditions being on that list is important, there's always a bunch of idiots driving like normal on the first rain after a dry spell
Beruthiel10
Hence the word “safely” and the phrase “speed of traffic” not “speed limit”
HiddenSanity
2) "Winter tires help, but mostly? We slow down."
HiddenSanity
1) And it's frightening driving someplace that doesn't usually get snow that gets snow "HOW THE HELL DO YOU DRIVE IN THIS!?"
HiddenSanity
3) And I didn't even mention large loads, which is another excellent reason.
RacecarRoadcar
Unless it's raining heavily with poor visibility.
MarvaNipp
I feel like that should go without saying, but some people do that I suppose
Incognito357
and then 5 cars squeeze in front of you because you maintain a safe following distance and then you miss the red light because of it
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Armistice023
DJBigTed
"That space wasn't for you!"
XoxSmotpokerxoX
Incognito you know my struggle
TheMadPoopers
Twinklemeat
Safety 3dst people!
WolololoWarrior
Yeeeep. Anyone driving a commercial vehicle knows the feel
Armistice023
Hamncheezsandwich
Also me.
retnuh13423
I'm always happy to miss a red light.
nerdyvet
My highway commute isn't high traffic, but THIS HAPPENS SO MUCH AND IT DRIVES ME MAD. I'm trying to be safe! The car in front of me isn't--
nerdyvet
magically going to speed up the ass of the truck in front if IT, just because you cut me off! YOU FUCKING COCKWRANGLING BADGERFUCKER.
dbrsong
Browncoat101
So?
oomilolli
Heelllll yeeaaahhh lol
JokerJeep
story of my life driving a semi, I don't leave a gap for fun it's to avoid flattening a car. always hitting brakes to keep my gap.
Tanwolf
You gotta wonder about the metality of 4-wheelers who think that 10 ft is far enough to cut in front of a semi just before a red light.
Bombpier
On many occasions ill will sit next to the gap in my car so people cant do this to heavy drivers
GrandmaSlappy
I knew this comment would be here before scrolling down
cuttysark
Yepper, every time. I think it is one of the reasons it takes my over an hour to get to work that's 13.5 miles away.
paladinofseattle
Mill Creek to Bellevue, WA?
fatfury
you... what? traffic ..what?
fullsanta
It takes me 30 mins to drive home 3 miles, 20 minutes to get to the other side of the block, 10 minutes for everything else.
Incognito357
my commute is 11 miles and takes anywhere from 40 minutes to over an hour, depending on the day
VerticallyGifted
Denver?
StringCheeseAccident
Can confirm -girl in Denver
cuttysark
Nope, Charlotte, NC but Denver was a near loser in the positions I ended up with.
Broken08
Every. Damn. Time.
jshawd40
This
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ian1035nr
I'm not even confident that my car will stop promptly in clear conditions, I hate when people take up my safety gap.
Fairdinkums
The space between me and the car infront is for me! Even if its barely a cars length in traffic you still get cunts shoot into the gap
Nifty255
Last guy I saw shoot into little more than a car's length was doing much more and got reported to highway patrol. I don't fuck around.
Incognito357
especially when a long line of traffic is waiting patiently to turn, and they think it's perfectly okay to just squeeze in at the front
BigAZNMan
Or the ones that speed around you, merge in front of you almost hitting you, and slam their brakes to turn right.
MoreAshyThanLarry
The true mark of a cunt
Incognito357
not sure what makes people think their time is any more important than anyone else's to see the need to be ahead a few car lengths
ruferto
my bladder and lack of a pee-bottle argues with your slow paced traffic line
Madness116
Your random budging in just makes traffic MORE backed up. YOU DON'T GET WHERE YOU NEED ANY FASTER.
CarpeVinum
This is why the future is self-driving cars and mass-transit. It's scary how dumb the average driver is.
JKava
So by that logic nobody is ever allowed to change lanes to get where they are going? Where I'm from nobody will let you in when you signal
DobbyLivesHere
In the words of Muse, Our love is madness.
fe1od1or
Be the change you want to see. Signal, wait, shift when changing lanes, slow down to let someone signalling get ahead of you.
JKava
That was heartwarming
CynicalPuss
Happens a lot? Think about what the common denominator is here....
JKava
People will literally speed up and close the gap if you are signalling
Gherkincensed
It's true that if you signal, people are sometimes giant dicks about letting you in...but plan ahead and don't change lanes like a jackass.
WoefulWombat
Nobody is saying never change lanes. Just to do it responsibly. We're in the real world not fucking mario kart.
IntergalacticCinematic
How cool would that be, though? I roll Double Dash. Straight up prison rules.
Armistice023
Blue tortise shells!