Dash Cam Video Clips of Bad Drivers in Montreal I Keep a 1 Second Space Behind Vehicles Under 60 kph I Keep a 2 Second Space Behind Vehicles Over 60 kph Objects Are Closer Than They Appear May Contain Coarse Language
If you are in the left lane, not passing, AND THERE IS NO ONE IN FRONT OF YOU, move to the right. There was a vehicle 2 seconds ahead of me (the recommended following distance). Why do people not understand that? If there is a slow driver in the left hand lane in front of you, you don't have to pull over for idiot tailgaters behind you! You also do not act like an idiot and tailgate the vehicle ahead.
First off, signally a lane change doesn’t give a driver the right-of-way. Second, safety rules state that you should leave at least one second of space when following a vehicle at speeds below 65 km/h and two seconds of space at 65 km/hr and over. Since 50 km/h corresponds to approximately 14 metres per second, the safe following distance is 14 metres. That is approximately 3 car lengths (using a average car length of 4.7 metres). That means that if someone wants to merge in then there should be an open space of 28 metres or 6 car lengths.
