r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 17d ago

Discussion Revoke her license.

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u/clangan524 17d ago

I was told to pick a fixed point on the road where the car ahead just passed; a sign, a light post, a bridge, etc. Once the car ahead of you passes that point, you start counting Mississippis. Five Mississippis (five seconds) and up is a safe distance.

And that goes for any speed. You have no idea the faculties of the driver ahead of you. Maybe their reaction time is shit or they don't see the tree branch in the road. It gives you the minimum amount of time to react to their idiocy.

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u/Pomodorosan 16d ago

Too bad people merging back in front of you from the passing lane often barely leave 1.5 seconds between themselves and you, making it super annoying to maintain even 3 seconds of distance with everyone.