Am 07.06.2010 16:42, schrieb Darren New:
> scott wrote:
>> which I guess is around a 4 second gap.
>
> Four seconds *is* tailgating at any speed where you're worried about
> going faster.

Even at 150 km/h, four seconds is still a distance of 167 m - more than 
twice the distance at which you can be fined in Germany.

That's surely not enough space to come to a standstill, but hey - the 
car in front of you would need some distance to slow down to zero, too. 
And even if the car ahead of you should slow down extremely rapidly by 
doing somersaults or some such, 4 seconds gives you plenty of time not 
only to slam the brakes to slow down a good deal, but also to look, 
think and take evasive maneuvers without endangering following traffic.

(And if you're woried about lane hoggers, there's a definite given that 
the slow lane will be unoccupied at that time & space.)

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