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From: tim@oucs.UUCP (Tim Thompson)
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Subject: Re: Obnoxious driver awards (really following distance)
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Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 11:29:31 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 11:29:31 1986
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> >> One car length for each "60" mph???  I defy anyone out there to stop
> >> a cycle going 60 mph in one car length (of course unless you run into
> >> the back of the car, that should stop you rather suddenly!)
> >
> >Actually, that works out pretty well, as long as you can brake equally
> >or better then the guy in front of you 
> 
> A better estimate for the time required for this would be about 2 sec.
> and that's how far behind the car you should follow (longer for cars
> which have superior braking power or for motorcycles). If you were
> Didn't anyone else learn the 2-second rule?
> 
> Trevor J. Smedley                    University of Waterloo

I had always heard of the 3-second rule: When the car ahead of you passes
a landmark (i.e. mile marker, big tree, dead cat in the middle of the road)
start counting. If you get to the landmark before you count to three, you're
following too close. I assume this is the same basis for the 2-second rule (?)
Anyone else heard of this or follow it?
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Tim Thompson  414 Morton Hall  Ohio University  Athens, Ohio  45701

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