Rich, the consequence of a traffic violation on my part once made it necessary that I choose between court and a report on my drivers record or defensive driver training with the professionals. The cost was the same for the traffic ticket or the driver training . I chose the latter. It was one of the best hundred bucks I ever spent. I came away with a whole new view of driver awareness and a greater appreciation for the driver training professionals. So, to your comment re: "The Gap Filler" ..... let him. Keep your 3 second distance. He's the guy you will be stopping to call the cops and ambulance for when the crazy in front of him suddenly puts on the brakes to avoid the cat crossing the road or whatever just when he swings over in front of you. Once while living in Alaska when driving on the Kenai Peninsula I was maintaining my 3 second distance when this car came busting around me to fill the gap. I saw down the road on the shoulder in the brush a Moose standing. They are very unpredictable. The Gap Filler went tearing past and just as he swung in front of me, the moose decided to cross the road. The Gap Filler did not see the moose and the car he pulled in behind suddenly put on the brakes to avoid the Moose. The Gap Filler suddenly faced a crisis of slamming into the back of the car ahead so instead he swung to the left to avoid the rear end collision ..... only to slam head on into the moose. Totalled the moose and his car. So I say, if a Gap Filler just has to fill the gap.....let'um! Play it safe. It's not worth any other wise. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Rico Sapolich wrote: > John, > > I try to maintain a prudent distance behind the car I am following, but some > damn, unpredictable fool in another car inevitably decides to overtake me and > fill in the gap. > > Rich |
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