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Aeronaute t1_italg36 wrote

How is that different than what I said? (Assuming you were the third car in line.)

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Styx_Renegade OP t1_itallqw wrote

When I mean 2 car length rule, I mean roughly 32 feet.

What my dad means by looking at 2 cars ahead is to look at the car in front of the car in front of you.

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Aeronaute t1_italvvd wrote

Again, your dad's version is good sense, and works over a large range of following differences.

Your fixed 32 ft rule makes no sense under any driving conditions, and isn't used by anyone I've heard of before you.

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Styx_Renegade OP t1_italzn6 wrote

You’d be surprised how many people actually think this is a safe rule to follow.

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