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Originally Posted by lurkette
I would say a good driver is someone who:
-maintains a safe distance from other cars for his/her reflexes and car's capabilities
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this is my number peeve about drivers on the road. IMHO, almost every accident should be a one car accident. if you're leaving enough room in front of you to react, then you'll never hit someone else from behind.
you can drive just as fast as the car in front of you... but try leaving 30 yards instead of <10 ft.
travelling at 60 mph, you'll cover the 30 yards in just over 1 second. better yet, try 50 yds. it'll still be less than 2 seconds difference, and it'll save you thousands of $ and perhaps your life.
i'm with gilda on the cautious side. i used to drive crazy, but there's too many reasons not to.