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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1152677" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>I'm well aware of what going with the flow of traffic means. It means running with busy traffic. You don't go with the flow in the middle of the night or when there is few vehicles on the road. I can set a space cushion when there is little traffic. But when traffic is heavier, aka, going with the flow, your space cushion is very large. In heavier traffic, particularly on a interstate with two lanes in each direction, you always have other vehicles changing lanes in front of you. ALWAYS. And so, it is a constant case of braking or getting off the gas. If you keep a proper following distance to the vehicle in front of you, this becomes a continual cycle. Set distance, someone gets in front of you, reset distance, someone else gets in front of you, etc. </p><p></p><p>It sounds like you don't drive on the big roads with a safe following distance. You wouldn't be alone. Everyday on the interstate, during heavy traffic, I would be surprised if 5% of traffic has a safe distance from the vehicle in front of them. And your 'flow of traffic' always looks like a line in a NASCAR race during busy traffic. What I see as a safe following distance, is an opportunity for an open lane for the rest of traffic in front of me. And back to the cycle.</p><p></p><p>And your axiom of high speed is safe speed, up to a point. If you are on the road by yourself, in a vehicle capable of safe high speeds, sure. But if you have other vehicles on the road with you, and you have to nail the brakes, simple physics says you're wrong. The faster you are going, the longer it takes to stop. There are no exceptions to this rule. Even if you are in a high performance car, it's still true. Also, the feeder department handed out a flier talking about reaction time in braking. It said, on average, it take .75 a second to recognize a hazard, and another .75 second for your foot to hit the brake pedal. So, if you were going 70 MPH, that means you will have traveled 143 feet BEFORE your brakes are even applied. Add the actual braking distance to that, and well, you better hope you've got that safe following distance going for you.</p><p></p><p>So, go ahead, put the hammer down if you want, but expect resistance from drivers who prioritize safety with your arguments to 'speed up'. Do what you want in your personal car. Hell, do what you want in your package car, if you're in that much of a hurry, but you might want to keep in mind the advice some of the circle of honor drivers told us: you're one accident away from losing your job at UPS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1152677, member: 42691"] I'm well aware of what going with the flow of traffic means. It means running with busy traffic. You don't go with the flow in the middle of the night or when there is few vehicles on the road. I can set a space cushion when there is little traffic. But when traffic is heavier, aka, going with the flow, your space cushion is very large. In heavier traffic, particularly on a interstate with two lanes in each direction, you always have other vehicles changing lanes in front of you. ALWAYS. And so, it is a constant case of braking or getting off the gas. If you keep a proper following distance to the vehicle in front of you, this becomes a continual cycle. Set distance, someone gets in front of you, reset distance, someone else gets in front of you, etc. It sounds like you don't drive on the big roads with a safe following distance. You wouldn't be alone. Everyday on the interstate, during heavy traffic, I would be surprised if 5% of traffic has a safe distance from the vehicle in front of them. And your 'flow of traffic' always looks like a line in a NASCAR race during busy traffic. What I see as a safe following distance, is an opportunity for an open lane for the rest of traffic in front of me. And back to the cycle. And your axiom of high speed is safe speed, up to a point. If you are on the road by yourself, in a vehicle capable of safe high speeds, sure. But if you have other vehicles on the road with you, and you have to nail the brakes, simple physics says you're wrong. The faster you are going, the longer it takes to stop. There are no exceptions to this rule. Even if you are in a high performance car, it's still true. Also, the feeder department handed out a flier talking about reaction time in braking. It said, on average, it take .75 a second to recognize a hazard, and another .75 second for your foot to hit the brake pedal. So, if you were going 70 MPH, that means you will have traveled 143 feet BEFORE your brakes are even applied. Add the actual braking distance to that, and well, you better hope you've got that safe following distance going for you. So, go ahead, put the hammer down if you want, but expect resistance from drivers who prioritize safety with your arguments to 'speed up'. Do what you want in your personal car. Hell, do what you want in your package car, if you're in that much of a hurry, but you might want to keep in mind the advice some of the circle of honor drivers told us: you're one accident away from losing your job at UPS. [/QUOTE]
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