Originally Posted by
pacificaslim
Those of you who live in less populated places might have the luxury of spreading yourselves out. But in nice places like California, it is impossible to leave the 'safe distance' between cars that we were all taught about when we learned to drive. So we must adapt the way we drive so that we don't endanger the drivers behind us. Not slowing down a lot in our current lane is one of these things.
This crowed highway example demands that everyone slows down until the 2ft IS the safe following distance, that otta be oh about 5mph. When driving, the concern is not the driver behind you, nothing you do can do will lessen or increase the danger to them, but rather what's in front of you. Where the car is behind you is of course something to concern yourself about, but if he's going to plow into you ... then that's what he's going to do and there is generally nothing you can do about that. However, if you concern yourself with the driver behind you, you are missing the action in front of you and that's where you need to be paying the most attention.