How many of us are conscious of this? Once we see an event then there is some delay for us to respond - say press the break or turn the steering etc and then there is a delay for the vehicle to respond and stop or change direction. This means based on the speed there should be a minimum distance between vehicles. In a busy city street the impact of a collision can be less but just imagine on a highway where vehicles are driving at high speed.
I was travelling in a nice new rented Scorpio through Durgapur highway. The driver was a young, proud and decent guy who has done reasonably well in this profession. He is proud of this vehicle and makes a decent money. I noticed that he was getting too close to the trucks and was suddenly changing lane to overtake. I asked him why are you so close and he sounded very confident and gave me a short speech on his driving credentials. I then explained to him the need to keep a distance , not sure whether he understood but from then he maintained a distance. I thanked him at the end of the journey and he nodded his head, not sure again whether he understood and will follow this.
To summarise keeping a safe distance from the car ahead reduces the risk of collision. The distance will depend on road condition, speed and weather.
Better be safe then sorry !! You might not get another chance ..
No comments:
Post a Comment