[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by Gerald

I voted yes......I believe it will improve safety------after people learn to stop when a light turns yellow, and not hit the gas petal.

LaAngler......that 29 % increase, I wonder how many of these accidents are from following too close and thinking "I can still get through the light" mentallity.

One of my "pet peeves" is people that get up on my bumper while driving. If I can not see there headlights they are way way too close.

On the Hwy, you often get behind several car/trucks in the left lane to pass a vehicle on the right and this may take a mile or two before you get passed the slow car. Why....Why, do lots of drivers come up behind you and get 1 or 2 car links away from you while you are going 70 mph.

The rule of thumb for safe distance is one car length [~20 feet] for every 10 mph speed. So at 70 mph, there should be 140 feet between vehicles, not 30 or 40 feet which is a lot more common.

Another "rule of thumb" is keep 2 seconds distance between vehicles. Next time you are driving, when the vehicle in front of you passes some kind of "land mark", start counting......thousand and one, thousand and two and see if you are driving SAFELY.

While I am on a roll......

When driving a "safe distance" from the vehicle in front......just because there is 5 or 6 car links "open distance" this does not mean that I left this space open so that you can pull in front of me.

Another one...... Right lane closed ahead. When there is 20, 30 or more cars in the left lane and the right lane is empty......it is NOT OK with me for you to just drive on passed me and "break-up" in the front of the line. And.....why do other drivers let these people cut in front of them when they get to the barricade....I don't.