• iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    15
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    17 days ago

    Also, people can’t reliably judge a “car’s length”. It’s a ridiculous measurement system, let alone travelling at 100 kmh.

    Timed gap makes so much more sense and it remains mostly consistent regardless of speed. As in, you should have 3 seconds of gap regardless of if you’re traveling 20 kmh or 100 kmh.

    • Daveyborn@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      17 days ago

      Are they talking average car length, your own cars length? One of my cars is a little over twice as long as one of the others. Timed gap truly is the better rule.