Following too closely behind another vehicle, or tailgating, is one of the most common causes of car accidents across the country. Rear-end accidents often lead to serious injuries, including whiplash ...

Q: What is the correct following distance? Everyone seems to be way too close behind each other. What can I do as a driver having someone too close behind me? Isn’t there a rule of so many vehicle ...

Read full article: Fireman Rob joins Trooper Steve on Patrol to talk Disney marathon run, inspiring others ORLANDO, Fla. – You’ve heard me say it before: maintain a safe following distance. It’s not ...

A car length is about 15 feet. So if you’re traveling at 65 mph, and leave one car length for every 10 mph, you’d leave a ...

How far behind other vehicles should you be for safe braking distance? Start counting from three seconds, and add seconds for heavier vehicles, high speed, tire-car condition, rain, snow, ice.

The worst kind of traffic jam is a “phantom” traffic jam — those backups that occur for seemingly no reason. Phantom jams leave you sitting there wondering: Why? Fact is, we do know what causes them, ...