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What are the advantages of safe following distance of 3 seconds or more?
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∙ 9y ago
Maintaining a three seconds gap - or bigger - gives you a basic chance to to brake in time to avoid rear-ending the car ahead if that car should brake suddenly.
A shorter gap doesn't leave you enough time to react to what the car ahead of you does, and make you likely to hit it, if it should brake suddenly.
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On the expressway, maintain a 3-4 second following distance If the road is slippery or wet, adjust your distance to?
6-8 seconds
How much following distance a driver should keep to keep a safe following distance in an urban area?
In any driving location, it is generally agreed to be safe if you position yourself 3 seconds or more behind the vehicle in front of you.
How much distance between a car following a motorcycle?
Allow more following distance than you would behind another car - three to four seconds - when following a motorcycle to allow the rider enough time to maneuver or stop in an emergency. In dry conditions, motorcycles can stop more quickly than cars.
Is distance covered during nth second more than the distance covered in n seconds?
Distance covered in nth second means the distance covered in that particular second . It cannot be more than the distance covered in n seconds which means the distance covered in a total time of n seconds.
On the expressway maintain a 3-4 second following distance If the road is slippery or wet what do you adjust it to?
6-8 seconds
An appropriate following distance for most vehicles is?
2 average car lengths in the standard. The more the merrier. 1 second for every 10 mph. in bad weather 2 seconds
Increase the distance between you and the car ahead of you to more than 3 seconds when?
your line-of-sight is greater than 30 seconds ahead
What is the Average distance between cars on highway?
Safe distance is 2 seconds, or 4 car lengths. More if snow is on the ground or its raining.
When following another vehicle how much driving time should you maintain between yourself and the other vehicle you are following?
At minimum 3 seconds. If the road conditions are adverse, it should be 5 seconds or more.
You can maintain a proper follwing distance using the three second rule?
Maintain the same speed as the car in front. Pick an object to use as a reference like a road sign, and as the car in front passed the sign, start counting. If you pass the reference in 3 seconds or more, you are following at a safe distance.
When following a motorcycle why would you need to adjust your following distance?
Following distance should be increased (more distance) when behind a motorcycle because (1) the MC can stop faster than a car, and (2) it could go down for many reasons. Greater distance decreases the likelihood of running over the MC.
What is the best rule for following distance while driving?
Use the two second rule. For when, you want to make sure your following distance, look at something on the road that the driver is about to pass by and when they pass by start counting in Mississippis. Stop counting when you pass that thing. The distance between you two should be two seconds or more. You can apply the same rule to the vehicles behind you as well by starting to count when you pass the thing and stopping when the vehicle behind does. Just don't forget to look at the road!
