HWY/Freeway etiquette.

[vanman_75]

Originally Posted by Copie

If your travelling at 100kmh, and have a distance of around 100-150m (what most people should give space wise for safety etc) that gives you 4-6 seconds of reaction time, now most peoples reaction times from seeing the obstacle (say the roo) to doing something about it is generally 0.5-1.0 seconds, leaves you at least 3 seconds to swerve, brake etc out of the way.

good spotties ,brakes and a good bar are your friends ...i will tell you now and try to make it stick ,.......do not swerve to miss any animal ... you can thank me when it saves ya .

forget reaction times most including myself do not have any reaction time for a roo sticking its head up and launching at you ,and following other vehicles is just stupid as any blocker ,for the same startling reason .

so though this reply is off the main topic a little, it does show how people can get things so wrong on the highway .

but then even though i have never had an accident when i get in the city it amazes me why all the rush and dangerous maneuvers i see ,i give myself distance between cars - people fill em .i speed everywhere where i live but not in congestion ,flow and courtesy are the key and patience ...you may just live if you can change your attitude . be safe and just think about what the other guy on the road may be doing .... norm is right but then again it isnt hard to start a topic on ...people prove that every day with the deaths on our roads ..

they are not accidents you made them happen .