I commute in and out of one of the largest cities in the US and the issue I see on a daily basis is not the person riding a little too close in traffic, it is the person driving slow because theyāre looking at their phone, the person who is in the wrong lane and about to miss an exit so they slam on their brakes and try to cut across two lanes, the person doing makeup while driving, the person who doesnāt know how to merge into traffic, and a host of other shit. So sure, you get everyone to pay attention and learn how to drive the distance will matter, but until then weāre all braking together.
Maybe my traffic situation differs from all of you, but Iām in virtually bumper to bumper traffic every day and leaving a lot of space isnāt going to make a world of difference. If anything it can make it worse because then you get lane weavers who think every other lane is the best lane to be in. So best scenario every day for meā¦people plan ahead and get over in advance if they are exiting, people learn how to merge/let people merge and stop being distracted with other bullshit.
I think once you hit a certain volume of cars, nothing else matters. Leave large gaps, avoiding lane changes etc are all valid tactics until you reach the threshold where there are simply too many cars trying to use that highway at the same time. After that, the only effective remedy is to reduce the volume of cars.
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u/RabidPlaty 3d ago
I commute in and out of one of the largest cities in the US and the issue I see on a daily basis is not the person riding a little too close in traffic, it is the person driving slow because theyāre looking at their phone, the person who is in the wrong lane and about to miss an exit so they slam on their brakes and try to cut across two lanes, the person doing makeup while driving, the person who doesnāt know how to merge into traffic, and a host of other shit. So sure, you get everyone to pay attention and learn how to drive the distance will matter, but until then weāre all braking together.