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Rahdit42 t1_ja9hb1e wrote

This needs to be a standard on all roads.

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Janus_The_Great t1_ja9jj0s wrote

Or you do it like the rest of the world and keep track of something the car in front passes by, start counting and stop counting when you pass that spot. If it's less than two seconds, you're too close. Bonus, it adapts for speed, you're literally counting down potential reaction time.

Do people not learn that in driving school in the US?

In Switzerland we still have markers sometimes, but they act as reminders. Counting is still safer.

Have a good one. Stay safe.

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Planejet42 OP t1_ja9oyvz wrote

Yeah, but a lot of people also like to ride you. Like most structures put in place by the government, people who follow rules will follow. Others will still ride you.

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louthelou t1_ja9qqkh wrote

The same could be said for the dots. They do provide some use as I’m sure they make some people aware of safe driving distance, but otherwise, they’re not changing anyone’s habits.

And frankly, the two-dot distance looks entirely too large on that road. You’d probably be fine with one.

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MrdrOfCrws t1_jaau75l wrote

Can't speak for every state, but I learned the 2 second rule, but nobody else I've talked to about it has any memory of it.

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iPlod t1_jaaxd1v wrote

Unfortunately it’s hard to fix people being lazy. Id argue having the dots would probably have a noteable impact on people driving too close to the car in front of them simply because they don’t have to do the counting. If so, why not implement them?

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Janus_The_Great t1_jaaxtiu wrote

if they even see the street in between their car ant the one infront of them.

But yeah sure. if it helps it helps.

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Empire2k5 t1_jab78ce wrote

It's 3secs in MN. And of course no one follows that.

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arcanicEmbers t1_jabin8r wrote

Two for cars and three for motorcycles! That's how it was taught to me, at least.

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luniz420 t1_jaa8r5g wrote

But how can I assert my dominance from so far away?

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jesussaves86 t1_ja9yos9 wrote

Is this right outside of state college PA?

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Yodasballcheese t1_jaaluuf wrote

Came here to say this. Route 322 I believe.

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Planejet42 OP t1_jaazqkg wrote

Yep!

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NerdyRedneck45 t1_jab4tza wrote

I had a nightmare about crashing into that really green pond on the left right about there. I’m half asleep and this really threw me for a loop haha

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Skoomascum t1_jaa1alf wrote

Gotta be. Everytime I go that way I say “oooo the dots!” . Routinely surprised at how far apart they are, it’s like a solid 3/4 car lengths.

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TwinB61 t1_jaappee wrote

I believe so I have been there too

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only_utilitarian t1_ja9klbz wrote

Yep this should be standard. Here in the UK, it was traditional to pick a marker, like a sign for example and you would say a phrase. You'd start it as the vehicle in front passed the sign and if you got to it before finishing the phrase, you were too close.... judging attitudes to raid safety nowadays, I think this is largely forgotten.

The phrase was "only a fool breaks the two second rule".... Simple and effective.

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sheepdo6 t1_ja9tras wrote

They have these on UK motorways. Not dots, but chevron arrows, you're supposed to stay two apart.

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only_utilitarian t1_ja9u04x wrote

Yeah I know of some on M62 where the highest point is. Should be more common imo

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twohusknight t1_ja9o4db wrote

You mean maintaining a constant approximate-second count and doing a stopping distance-to-second conversion in your head isn’t good enough for you lot?

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NightStorm1000 t1_jacyv8f wrote

I guarantee you 90% don't even know they are supposed to keep a 2 Seconds safety distance.

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ThatFuckingGuy2 t1_jaa5pp0 wrote

I’ve seen this in Pennsylvania near Brandywine and Chadds Ford

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dj_swearengen t1_jaa7dtm wrote

Rt 41, the Gap-Newport Pike has them. There’s a lot of truck traffic on that road.

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HarryHacker42 t1_ja9p6jf wrote

You're not going to get any pull-along by the truck's wind if you stay more than a few feet back. You gotta nudge right up to that bumper.

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zorglatch t1_jaaug0h wrote

they started this during covid

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xGenocidest t1_jablwpt wrote

I can smell the Mushroom Farms from here.

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soju053 t1_jaaym88 wrote

I saw this in PA. Made a game out of it.

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Planejet42 OP t1_jaazo3z wrote

Yep! That’s where this was. It’s the first time I’ve seen that.

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Wild-Physics7753 t1_jabecbr wrote

they expect people to drive on the shoulders?

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NagoyaR t1_jabunjh wrote

I watch a lot of crash compilations on youtube and the amount of people who are driving directly behind other cars and who are then wondering why they crash is astonishing

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missshap t1_jacvn89 wrote

Fairly common in Europe, with accompanying vertical traffic signs with pictograms, for example "keep 2 marks visible between you and car in front; in case of rain, keep 3".

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retrobaby66 t1_jadyp7p wrote

Visual aids for proper following distance? That's pretty fuckin neat

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aghilardi t1_jaaueg6 wrote

Distance is meaningless, its 5 seconds the secure "distance".

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