A safe following distance between your car and a motorcycle?

Answer 1

A good rule for developing a safe following distance between you and any vehicle in front is the so-called two-second rule.

As the driver of a vehicle, the obligation is placed on you to drive in such a manner (regardless of speed limit) that allows you to stop your vehicle:

safely, in a controlled way,

on the correct side of the road,

within the distance that you can see to be clear, and

without risk or harm to you, your passengers and/or any other users of the road.

To use the two-second rule, choose a point like a lamp post or road sign. When the vehicle in front passes that point, say out loud "Only a fool breaks the two-second rule". (takse about two seconds to say, if said in a normal manner). Check your position in relation to your chosen point as you finish saying this. If you have already passed the point, you are driving too close to the vehicle in front and need to pull back.

In WET weather your stopping distance increases, so you should double the distance between your vehicle and the one in front of you by saying "Only a fool breaks the two-second rule"twice.

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