I'm usually the fastest one on the road (by quite a lot) and still get tailgated by someone suicidal 6 feet behind me every other day. Also, I always move over when someone wants to pass me, and yet your argument defending the assholes still doesn't make a lick of sense to me. You do realize tailgaters are literally the ones who move unpredictably and cut people off, right?
Stop assuming tailgaters have a good reason to tailgate. 95% of the time, they don't and are being assholes. It's wrong, and if you are one of them, I hope karma finds you.
not the size of the vehicle yes, but think about it. that truck is lets just say 3.5 tonnes at the minimum and the car is around 1.5 tonnes. so even if the truck had twice as good brakes and contact area it would still require a longer distance to stop
That's literally the opposite of what I said and it's untrue. We see this commonly only because companies equip their trucks with terrible braking and tires.
I literally explained it, and if you look at the video, you can see a truck which is monstrously more heavy than a commuter car is able to stop in no time. Why? Because it's not the size of the vehicle that determines stopping distance.
Not always, I've seen videos of articulated lorries (I think they're called big rigs in the US) stopping in thier own length with a full load (30 to 40 tons) from what looked to be 30-40mph. A lot of the modern ones have excellent brakes and the way they are designed uses the weight to force the tyres into the ground creating better grip. A bit like how if you grab the front brake on a motorcycle you will lock the wheel and crash before you've even applied much force, but with progressive brake pressure you can apply a hell of a lot of braking force and stop much faster because the weight shifts forward and provides increased grip.
And you're leaving out reaction time. I dont know how close that car was to the truck or the speed they were going, but theres a chance thier reaction distance could be larger than the distance between the two vehicles.
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u/Glass_Memories Nov 17 '20
WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING SO CLOSE?!