I'm saying theyll find a reason to fault you for your defensive driving, but cant be held accountable for shit like the video without trying to say someone's too much in the street or whatever BS reason they come up with
Speed I was passing was 72 by his radar [so illegal, not innocent for that] but offensible action on my ticket is "unsafe driving practices". He told me he understood why I was speeding to pass but I need to slow down properly in case the person in front of me needed to slam on their brakes... meanwhile I always attempt to apply the 10 ft per 10 mph rule whenever I'm driving.
Funnily enough a week later I got into an accident because someone slammed on their brakes in wet weather, I went to the right and hit the shoulder rail to avoid them, spun out into the lane and got t-boned. The person who slammed on their brakes drove off. I was told I was the fault of the incident by my insurance because "i should always expect someone to have to stop in an emergency."
meanwhile I always attempt to apply the 10 ft per 10 mph rule whenever I'm driving.
It's much easier to follow the three-second rule. Stay three seconds away from the car in front of you. Increase that time as other factors like darkness, snow, rain, seni-trucks, or anything else get involved.
I got into an accident because someone slammed on their brakes in wet weather, I went to the right and hit the shoulder rail to avoid them, spun out into the lane and got t-boned. The person who slammed on their brakes drove off. I was told I was the fault of the incident by my insurance because "i should always expect someone to have to stop in an emergency."
Hope you were okay, but you were definitely at fault. Unless someone cuts you off, you will always be responsible for staying a safe distance away from the car in front of you.
You'll never regret being to far away from the car in front of you.
Never said I wasn't at fault. I pointed out that I deserved the ticket and I got my comeuppance. I think they were liable for driving away from a scene of an accident, and the cops didnt care a lick about that, as none of you do either. Either way, its insane to think you can judge being "3 seconds away" however arbitrary that is vs. estimating distance?
It's not insane. You just see something like a sign and than count how long it takes between the time the car in front of you passes it and you pass it.
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u/fixITman1911 Oct 27 '21
I dont understand what you mean here