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From: roger@celtics.UUCP (Roger Klorese)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Obnoxious driver awards (Following too close?)
Message-ID: <993@celtics.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Mar-86 10:21:02 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 24 10:21:02 1986
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In article <1069@mako.UUCP> deanh@mako.UUCP (Dean Hill) writes:
>
>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. 

In that case, you'd better hope the driver behind you isn't skipping up a car
too, or you'll get your brakes on WAY before the person behind you... is your
whiplash insurance paid up?  :-)


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