Question: What’s the appropriate following distance when you’re behind another car? Four seconds? Two seconds? Or a specific number of car lengths? When does it become tailgating? Answer: It depends.

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Following too closely behind another vehicle, or tailgating, is one of the most common causes of car accidents across the country. Rear-end accidents often lead to serious injuries, including whiplash ...

Is there anything that annoys drivers more than a tailgating vehicle in the rearview mirror? Tailgating is when a vehicle follows the car in front too closely, and it's a traffic violation in most ...

The worst kind of traffic jam is a “phantom” traffic jam — those backups that occur for seemingly no reason. Phantom jams leave you sitting there wondering: Why? Fact is, we do know what causes them, ...

Question: I can’t help but notice but it seems like a lot of people are following each other too close out on the highways. It’s been many years since I was in driver’s education but what is the ...

Smith System, a leader in professional driver training, analyzed 50 years of driver training and found an inadequate following distance to be the most common driving ...

How far behind other vehicles should you be for safe braking distance? Start counting from three seconds, and add seconds for heavier vehicles, high speed, tire-car condition, rain, snow, ice.

You’ve heard me say it before: maintain a safe following distance. It’s not just a catchphrase — it’s a crucial part of staying safe on the road. A safe following distance isn’t just about avoiding ...