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.
So...in order to avoid endangering the drivers behind us, we should drive at a...dangerous distance behind the car in front of us? Epic fail of logic.
I drive in horribly congested areas on a regular basis. I keep a safe distance behind the car in front of me. I don't make major speed changes, I signal
before I change lanes, and I pay attention to what is going on around me. Drivers behind me are certainly not "endangered" in any way.