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15 feet
You should always remain a safe distance when you are behind another vehicle. The recommended amount of space that you should leave is one and half car lengths.
3 seconds
Keep your headlights on low beam.
Not too close so that if they break down you can't pull out past them. . . not too far away so that you don't cause an accident behind by suprising driver following you by how early/far away you stop.
You should be 2-3 seconds behind a given point that the vehicle in front just passed. At 65 mph, that is 95 feet per second, so multiply by 2 or 3 and you should be 190-280 feet behind
The vehicle that ran into you should be at fault, and should have to pay costs associated with repairs to any damaged vehicles.
In most jurisdictions it will be considered your fault, especially if you hit the stopped vehicle from behind. In the United States, all state laws require that a driver be in control of his vehicle at all times. It is a common occurrence for a vehicle to break down while being operated on public roads. One should always exercise extra caution when cresting a hill or entering any part of a roadway that we can not see on approach.
You double your distance in the rain. the seconds method is only a practices guide for beginners.
I think as long as you can see the vehicle in front of you, you should not have your highbeams on
When you are within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or you come up behind a vehicle.
at a set of red lights. how many feet should you be behind the vehicle in front of you?