scott wrote:
> Sure, and you have a 4 second gap so can come almost to a complete stop 
> without hitting them.  Even if the guy behind you is only leaving a 0.5 
> second gap, he is *not* going to be faced with a stationary car in 0.5 
> s,

No, he's going to be faced with a stationary car in 3.5 seconds. And the guy 
have a second behind him will be faces with a stationary car in 3 seconds. 
Then 2.5.  Etc.  See what I'm saying?

By slamming into the person in front of you, you have eliminated the braking 
time you're claiming protects the person behind you.

> Taken to the extreme, assume everyone is leaving a 0.5 second gap, but 
> you are the only one leaving a 10 second gap. 

Yep.

>> Yes. Sadly, most people around here are really bad drivers.
> 
> Here in Germany the average seems to be a pretty high standard, but you 
> still get the odd few.

My main peeve is most people just don't look ahead, at least on the east 
coast. On the west coast, they seem a bit better.

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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    that the code does what you think it does, even if
    it doesn't do what you wanted.

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