Keep Distance

According to data from the Ministry of Transport/NTSA, ‘not enough Distance to the car in front of you’ /Tailgating is the #3 killers on our roads! How to manage it right!

Make sure, that you leave enough space to the car in front of you:

• To be able to brake if needed
• To have a clear view of the traffic situation
• Several car lengths are the right distance:
• To avoid tailgating, use the “three-second rule”:
• When the vehicle ahead of you passes a certain point such as a sign, count “one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two, one-thousand-three.”
• Counting these numbers takes approximately three seconds. If you pass the same point before you finish counting, you are following too closely.
• In low visibility situations like in bad weather, increase this rule to the”‘five-second-rule”:
• consider this in sand/dust storms, fog or rain
• Use common sense and use the “five-second-rule’ in dangerous situations – this gives you time to react (think tire debris on highways!).
• Give ample of space to motorcycles
• High end cars often come with a distance warning system – consider this in your purchase decision and activate this functionality

Watch out for this

• Do not go too close to the car in front of you.
• You endanger yourself and the car in front of you, and potentially the cars behind and around you.
• It is a sign of proper road etiquette and manners, not to bully the vehicle in front of you -show a ‘caring’ and respectful attitude