What is the distance we are required to keep from the vehicle in front of us while driving?
Official question from the Israeli Ministry of Transport pool · Category: Safety
- Any distance that allows us to see the back wheels of the vehicle in front of us while driving.
- Any distance that always allows us to see well what’s happening ahead of the vehicle that is driving in front of us.
- The required statutory distance in which accident may always be prevented, while taking all the relevant elements into consideration.
- A distance which prevents entry of other vehicles in it.
Why this matters beyond the test: The 2-second rule and safe stopping distance -- the margin that actually determines whether a sudden stop ahead of you ends in a near-miss or a rear-end collision.