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You need to leave at least 3 seconds of reaction time between you and the next car, 2 car lengths at that speed is too close for you to reliably react in time.
Also, people can't reliably judge a "car's length". It's a ridiculous measurement system, let alone travelling at 100 kmh.
Timed gap makes so much more sense and it remains mostly consistent regardless of speed. As in, you should have 3 seconds of gap regardless of if you're traveling 20 kmh or 100 kmh.
Are they talking average car length, your own cars length? One of my cars is a little over twice as long as one of the others. Timed gap truly is the better rule.
You forgot about a gamer's reflexes. 2 car lengths at 200 km/h are fine. Give or take the condition of your brakes and tires.
This shit is not a game, there are no extra lives: Pad your reaction time IRL because shit happens and you can't always anticipate it.
Yeah you actually have to deal with repercussions in real life, and others have to deal with them too.
Any% no-brake 200kmph 2 car length speedrun
Between the customers that have refused service at my old job and all the "just rolled in" videos I've seen I just don't trust people's ability to upkeep their cars. My coworker is running around on the original tires of his 2008 Saturn and doesn't see a problem.
I uh....those gotta look like F1 slicks by now right
Car wasn't driven much (less than 50k miles), the real problem is they are dry af
Do I need to water my tires? /s
As a non car guy, they're dry from age?
Not a car guy, but I imagine it's kind of similar to what happens to old rubber bands. They start to dry out and lose their elasticity.
The deteriorate as they age, especially if they aren't stored properly.