On Fri, 30 Jun 95 dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca (David Carment) wrote:
>One thing that irked me while living in California - the small distances 
>drivers kept between themselves and the cars in front of them.

  A simple rule-of-thumb to maintain a safe following distance: For every 
10 mph of speed, allow one car length between you and the car in front.
  Let's say you're going 60 mph on the freeway, that means 6 car lengths.
Once you do this in Calif, at least six cars will merge in front of you.

Jack   '73 Westy