Originally Posted by
crispy010
I follow a little closer than is considered normal because I feel competent that I can cope with the situation (it's possible my risk analysis is completely wrong and I actually suck at driving, but that's a topic for another thread.
I don't think theres a substitute for practice and experience in your car handling skills. The best thing for my driving was taking a couple classes in car control (cheap from local car club) where they taught you how to counter-steer a spin and you actually practiced emergency braking, lane changes, braking while turning, etc. Highly recommended and its a shame that its not in driver's ed courses.