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I stay 2-3 seconds back. The "2 second rule" is the standard.

We were going out for a chore tonight and my boyfriend was about 3 car lengths back from the car in front of us, as we were going 38. He was annoyed that the guy was going "under 40" (with a speed limit of 40). I was annoyed that he was tailgating. He said he wasn't, and I said I'd look it up when we got home.

It looks like they say one car length for every 5 mph - meaning it should have been 8 car lengths back. He still says he was 2 seconds back, but it seemed pretty clear to me that we were NOT 2 seconds back.

So now his claim is he's never been in a bad accident so therefore his driving must be ok This from the man who drives with his knees so he can eat a Blizzard with two hands ...

I guess what I should be doing is doing the driving when we drive together, if I feel this way!

I've never figured out the seconds, but stay far enough behind the car in front that other cars are always sliding into the space ahead of me, which is OK with me.

I hate it when somebody is breathing up my tailpipe, it is so dangerous. If I'm on a 2 lane country road I'll pull over and let the idiot go by. I figure that those types have an important appointment with a heart attack down the road and who am I to hold them up?

My ex has some bad driving habits, so when we have to drive somewhere together (it DOES happen) I do the driving. He can relax with me at the wheel, but not vise-versa.

I never tailgate. Recently, I learned this cool technique watching NASCAR racing on TV It's called drafting...

Just Kidding,

my father is the king of bad driving habits. he brings road rage to a new level.

i dont like the 2 second rule... simply because.. it depends on your reaction time. 2 seconds is not always enough for some people to react.

hahaha when some one starts riding my [censored], i shift down. i drive an automatic, but if you go from D, which is usually your over drive, and shift down to 3 or 2 (depending on the car) it slows you down without hitting your brakes. It's a nice way to slow down past cops (cas they dont see you using brake lights), and its faster than coasting. It causes the guy riding your [censored] to forcibly slow down or go around you. If they aren't paying attention and hit you, it's there fault and they pay for your car. If you really don't mind getting rear ended, it's alright. But I wouldn't suggest it if it'll cause you to be out of a car for a little while. I haven't been rear ended yet. (Yet.)

William, I learned drafting from video games haha. It's easier to do on a mac truck than a car, and it does save your gas mileage on really long road trips. Definitely not for the average driver.. I won't ever try it.

I usually tailgate someone that is crawling along the road