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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 50, but when I learned to drive the "rule of thumb" was you need to allow a minimum of 1 car length in between for every 10 mph of speed.  so minimum 4 car lengths for 40 mph... or 6 car lengths for 60 mph... [/quote]

I'm 58 and I was taught the 3 second rule.  Pick a spot on the side of the road, like a mile marker, a sign, a tree, etc.  From when the rear bumper of the car in front of you passes that point until when your front bumper passes that point, should be 3 seconds or more.  IF you are driving slower, you can drive closer.  If you are driving faster, you should leave more room.  3 seconds is about the time you need to react when the car in front of you does something unexpected, like slams on the brakes for a person or animal, or veers because of an obstruction in the road, etc.

OP is driving like 1 second behind the car in front and trying to blame the car in front for her careless driving.  If you choose to drive too close and do not give yourself enough reaction time to react to an unexpected action by the car in front, you are responsible for the accident that you create.[/quote]

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