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It's better than hitting the brakes all the time. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver to c/memes

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[–] baldingpudenda 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sometimes all traffic is speeding along, as in 5-10mph over the speed limit, and it looks like pack racing. I keep thinking, all it takes is one distracted driver and it's a 30 car pile up.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Yep, exactly.

When I notice that ahead, I always slow down a bit to put some good distance between it and myself.

[–] spankmonkey 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

When I was a kid the recommendation was 2 seconds ('two Mississippi') but that was when the speed limit was 55 mph on the interstate and cars weren't as heavy as they are now. Glad to hear they bumped it up.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago

We also have much better brajes (discs and ABS) and tires (radials) now. So there's much less stopping distance once you actually hit the brakes. But reaction times are the still the same.