You don’t have to brake and maintain a hard 3 seconds between gap. Just let off the gas a bit let it slowly restore itself. That gap is there so cars can move in and out as freely as they need.
Depends on how aggressively someone merges in front of you, and what they do once they’re in your lane. Some people will merge way too closely. Some people will merge then slow down suddenly. Sometimes you do need to brake.
If they merge in your lane and then brake, then thats on them, not you. Yes, you will have to brake, but its not you that is being the bad driver. Just create more space between you and the car in front of you again.
You could also look into merging into a different lane temporarily until space is restored.
merc@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
And after they do, there will no longer be a 3 second gap, and you’re now driving too close to the person in front of you.
9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You don’t have to brake and maintain a hard 3 seconds between gap. Just let off the gas a bit let it slowly restore itself. That gap is there so cars can move in and out as freely as they need.
merc@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Depends on how aggressively someone merges in front of you, and what they do once they’re in your lane. Some people will merge way too closely. Some people will merge then slow down suddenly. Sometimes you do need to brake.
9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
If they merge in your lane and then brake, then thats on them, not you. Yes, you will have to brake, but its not you that is being the bad driver. Just create more space between you and the car in front of you again.
You could also look into merging into a different lane temporarily until space is restored.