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Old 06-18-02, 09:49   #10 (permalink)
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Originally posted by buldog
I can't remember where I heard it but I believe it's a 3 second rule.
But I don't follow that too closely cause if someones In front of me I kick in the boost & pass.
Two seconds is plenty in good weather. At 60 kph, that's 33.3 m. Figuring five meters for an average car, that's over six car lengths. And the Yanks usually figure one car length for each mile per hour, not kilometer per hour.
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