Styx_Renegade OP t1_itafoz3 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 3:10 AM

Reply to comment by Aeronaute in Remember people, use the 3 Second Rule. Too many people in this state still use the 2 Car Length rule for some weird reason. by Styx_Renegade

No, some people legit use this rule. One of my friends abided by this but recently switches to 3 seconds.

Aeronaute t1_itaiemy wrote on October 22, 2022 at 3:35 AM

I did drivers' ed in RI, in the 70s. Even then, we were taught a time based guide, and the car length per 10 MPH thing (I've never heard of a car length rule that didn't scale with speed) was mocked as old fashioned and dangerous. I don't think anyone claiming two car lengths, regardless of speed, is arguing in good faith.