Your best defense against this sort of thing is to leave a large gap between you and the vehicle in front of you. If traffic slows down, slow down as early as possible to maintain that gap. Do not drive right up to the car in front of you, because they leaves you nowhere to go when the semi-truck a thousand yards back decides not to stop.
I can hit my hazard lights without looking. You should learn the position of the hazards in your car and learn to hit them as easily as you flick the turn signal. As soon as you are 15 mph slower than the speed limit on any road, those hazard lights should be blinking.
Good luck leaving gaps between you and the vehicle behind or in front of you in Floridexico. These people learned how to drive in Mexico City. A gap to them is six inches. Wait until you experience the thrill of a motorcyclist with no helmet riding your left rear fender close enough to touch it at 60 mph. A daily occurrence in Tampa.
In Florida it is illegal to run your flashers unless you are standing still.
It is the law.
That's one line of defense for yourslef but how you gonna prevent getting rear ended?
Most people have no right to be on the road due to their absolute idiocy and inability to adhere to traffic rules,regulations and laws.
Your post -#6 is excellent advice!
Your best defense against this sort of thing is to leave a large gap between you and the vehicle in front of you. If traffic slows down, slow down as early as possible to maintain that gap. Do not drive right up to the car in front of you, because they leaves you nowhere to go when the semi-truck a thousand yards back decides not to stop.
+1
A good rule of thumb I learned in traffic school years ago (I was a dumb kid) was when you stop, you should be able to see the tires of the car in front of you. I think of that often in traffic..
Being from Maryland, right outside of DC, I was instructed to not trust any driver in front, beside or around me. We girls were all told that by my dad. LOL
I make it a habit to stay way back of the cars in front of me. My beloved keeps a bit closer and I’m always getting nervous. There have been a few times cars will cross over the lane from beside the right of us to make left turns and I’m practically stroking. Where’s a cop when one is needed, right??
I have no problem letting cars go right around me when they get mad. As long as I’m doing the correct speed they can get mad all they want; I’m not getting too close to the car in front.