Safe Following Distance
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.
Official Questions on This Topic
- What is the relation between the vehicles speed and the vehicle’s stopping distance?
- How can you manage to keep your braking distance within the range of your vehicle’s lights while driving at night?
- What effect does keeping distance have on the driver’s field of vision?
- When are we required to keep a more-than-customary distance from the vehicle driving in front of us?
- What is the proven and recommended method for keeping proper distance from the vehicle driving in front of us?
- What effect does the distance between vehicles have on the overtaking process?
- What is the distance we are required to keep from the vehicle in front of us while driving?
- What gap should be maintained from the vehicle that is driving in front of us?
- What effect does driving whilst keeping proper distance from the vehicle in front has on the vehicle’s fuel consumption and wear?
- How would you avoid colliding with a vehicle that drives in the same direction you?