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From: deanh@mako.UUCP (Dean Hill)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Obnoxious driver awards (Following too close?)
Message-ID: <1069@mako.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 17:28:09 EST
Article-I.D.: mako.1069
Posted: Mon Mar 17 17:28:09 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 19-Mar-86 01:58:35 EST
References: <200@copper.UUCP> <224@gc49.UUCP> <478@codas.ATT.UUCP> <419@oracle.UUCP>
Reply-To: deanh@mako.UUCP (Dean Hill)
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Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR
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>In article <478@codas.ATT.UUCP>, mikel@codas.ATT.UUCP (Mikel Manitius) writes:
>> > One car length for each "60" mph???  I defy anyone out there to stop
In article <419@oracle.UUCP> aoki@oracle.UUCP (Don Aoki) writes:
>
>Taking a car length to be around 15 feet, and since 60 MPH = 88 feet/sec,
>you would have to apply your brakes within 0.17 seconds of the driver
>in front of you in order for it to "work out pretty well."

I am one of those people who tend to follow closely and, behind a CAR, usually
find myself around 1 1/2 to 2 car lengths (at 65 mph) behind the car in front
of me.  I will be watching the tail-lights of the car in front of him (her),
rather than looking directly at his tail-lights, and also looking for 
patterns even further ahead.  In many cases, I will have MY foot on the brake
BEFORE the car in front of me.  If I am behind a Van or Pickup, I will either
try to get out from behind it or drop back further (2 1/2 to 3 car lengths.
 
dwh


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