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Intelligent people leave a space of about two cars ahead of them on the freeway.

Stupid people think that space must be for them.

The gap you leave should be speed-dependent and about 2 seconds to allow for reaction time. Yes, this caps the highway's capacity to 0.5 cars per second per lane but roads are inherently inefficient.

Lord I hate those fucking cunts who see two car lengths of space as an invitation. I'm going 85, you're going 75, don't suddenly hop in front of me because the clown in front of you is going 70.

I leave enough room for me to have time to react and give the person behind me enough time to react to my breaking. Because most people drive way too close to avoid a rear-end collision if I have to slam my breaks for an emergency. Sometimes that means I'm 4, 5 or 6 car lengths away from the car in front of me, but that has the added benefit of pissing off tailgators who will almost immediately choose to pass me which works out great for me. The less space the person behind gives, the more space I leave between me and the person in front.

When i was 13 bill Clinton told me 1 car length per every 10mph i was traveling at. Ive been following that advice ever since

If you're only two lengths away from the car in front of you while driving at highway speeds, you are tailgating. Back off. It's far more dangerous than speeding.

I always heard "2 seconds of space" which is a lot more than a few car lengths, to give yourself time to react to both what's in front of you and to the sides, and account for if their brakes perform better than yours. Two seconds of distance is a lot, though, and kind of impractical in traffic.

I just moved to Michigan

I have never seen a group of drivers so committed to Tail Gateing .... Like it's the state sport

3 seconds is the minimum safe distance, regardless of speed

Should be at least 5 car lengths on the highway

You can't do this in LA, but LA fucking sucks so fuck 'em haha.

I think my biggest pet peeve about driving is when you come to a stop and the car behind you tries to shove their nose up your ass. Like bruh you don't need to ever be that close

If what you’re doing makes idiots angry, feel good about yourself and keep doing it.

nothing gets me more pissed off than when I'm driving the speed limit on an open road with an open passing zone, no one coming towards me or ahead of me, and some dipshit decides to ride my ass

More space means less braking, reducing bunching up. Check this article on traffic waves out

My car's "smart cruise control" leaves what seems to be around a car length for every 10 mph, which is what I remember hearing in driving school. Feels a bit excessive in practice, but I also never feel like I'm being an asshole so I'm okay with it.

I leave 2-3 seconds following distance minimum on interstate highways.

When I leave two car lengths, four cars will go into it, and at least one of their drivers will throw a half empty beer can at me.

I have a two lane road for most of commute every morning. What hate is when you pick up a buttplug. A buttplug is some dipshit who crawls up your ass and refuses to pass. They wont leave enough gap for the person behind them to pass without passing both of us and they wont pass themselves.

What is crazy about this is that person will usually stay there until every car behind them has passed. After that they usually pass almost immediately.

I've always followed the rule of 1 car length for every 10 miles per hour you're going.