Miata Mailing List: January 1994, Message #177
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   From: shaw@apache.att.com
Subject: Re: Tooooooo close
   Date: Fri, 21 Jan 1994 13:11:09 -0500


I must be doing something wrong - I never get tailgated (usually
the car behind keeps getting further and further away).  Of course,
now that the roads are covered in ice I find that sometimes there
are people who are too close (less then 100 feet).  In this case
I put on the flashers.  When they see this and also see the back
end skitter they generally back off.

As far as crush space is concerned: I was taught that the rule of
thumb for when to stop is to do it when the leading edge of your
hood is aligned (visually) with the bottom edge of the rear license
plate of the car in front.  Obviously this only works for cars
of the same basic configuration (sedans), but after experience
you learn how far away this tends to be and don't go trying to
climb the back of the camper ahead.  (This is all on dry roads,
obviously).

	Andrew shaw@apache.att.com