![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) rmc28 |
Sun 2005-04-17 07:19 |
I do the lots of stopping distance approach on motorways too. This is partly compensation for my (suspected) slower reaction times due to driving infrequently, and partly a response to having read some New Scientist article years ago about the compression wave caused by people driving too closely together and then having to brake suddenly.
Also, I'm usually driving hire cars and I don't want to pay any excess on the shiny cars. I could pay extra to reduce the excess, but I find the prospect of incurring large costs if I'm stupid is a handy motivator (and saves me money every trip so far). |
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