• Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org
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    24 hours ago

    1.5 to 2 car lengths

    on the highway.

    You call that leaving a gap? Going that close would be regarded as severe aggression on our Autobahn. Even punishable in many cases.

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      24 hours ago

      Sadly, it’s extremely common practice for folks to leave far less than even 1 car length even traveling at 60 or 70 mph. :(

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        23 hours ago

        I see now why it is that easy for the so-called self driving cars to produce (seemingly) good statistics.

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          9 hours ago

          I try to keep 2 seconds of space, but find myself encroaching cliser in traffic.

          Part of the defensive driving cold war is protecting space in front of you.