Gaps between cars when stationary!

[Gnahp]

2 hours ago, Volvobrick said:

I wait for 2 seconds before I honk. Or if I can see the idiot's head looking down own his own kkj I honk too. 

I also will wait about 2 seconds but never got the chance to honk

because the guy behind me will honk

[RadX]

1 hour ago, Turboflat4 said:

Just imagine someone coming hard and fast while you're stopped and rearending you while you keep as close as possible to the car in front of you to "save traffic space". You careen into the car in front of you. A simple "you claim the other bugger's insurance" becomes a nightmare scenario where you lose your NCD also because now the guy in front claims against you. That's all been guaranteed by the explicit BOLA - every car claims against the one behind. 

That's just the scenario of a two-car collision becoming a three-car mess. Now imagine everyone practises this. Guaranteed two-car collisions extending to n-car pileups and premiums up, up and away for one and all. 

Now, for the final piece of the nightmare, just imagine the arsehole rearending you is uninsured or drunk. You kena get claimed but you can't claim shit. 

When the general standard of driving is so deep in the shitter, I prefer to remain defensive, thank you very much. 

Mind you, 2 car lengths is ridiculous. But about 0.75 to 1 normal sedan length is not that crazy maybe. 

0.75 to 1 is fine but I see those leaving like a bus length gap

[inlinesix]

4 minutes ago, RadX said:

0.75 to 1 is fine but I see those leaving like a bus length gap

You need a chauffeur 

🫣

[RadX]

11 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

You need a chauffeur 

🫣

The chauffeur will notice the same thing..

[inlinesix]

9 minutes ago, RadX said:

The chauffeur will notice the same thing..

He kpkb. Not you🤭

[Freeder]

Causeway jam gap the best 😅

 

[RadX]

Just now, Freeder said:

Causeway jam gap the best 😅

 

What gap?😂😂😂

[Volvobrick]

2 hours ago, Gnahp said:

I also will wait about 2 seconds but never got the chance to honk

because the guy behind me will honk

Me behind? 

Edited October 2, 2022 by Volvobrick

[Gnahp]

36 minutes ago, Volvobrick said:

Me behind? 

you and me are 2s guys

behind us are 1.5s or lesser drivers 😁

taxi drivers are champion

they honk in 0.1s after the lights turn green

[Gnahp]

back to the topic

I will stop with a gap first

after I am sure the vehicle behind me has also stopped or slowed down

then I will creep forward to close up the gap

I got this habit from riding

always in 1st gear, clutch pull in, looking at the rear view mirror and standby

need to maintain a gap to escape in case the vehicle behind didn't notice me

 

 

[Ingenius]

10 hours ago, RadX said:

Saw this in fb and cannot agree more.

 

creates a bigger gap and thus slows traffic more.

 

there seems to be a larger gap between cars nowadays. More n more cars leaving gaps of 1-2 car lengths. What gives? Got ghost cars around us ah?

 

anyone noticed too?

The way driving school teach is to stop at a distance that can see the tires of the car in front. So if the driver is short, then have to stop further so as to be able to see the tire. This is the only reason I can think of. Logical ?

Edited October 2, 2022 by Ingenius

[Volvobrick]

30 minutes ago, Ingenius said:

The way driving school teach is to stop at a distance that can see the tires of the car in front. So if the driver is short, then have to stop further so as to be able to see the tire. This is the only reason I can think of. Logical ?

Like that some small size tai tai driving S class will stop with 5 car length gap as they can bare see above the dashboard.... 

[RadX]

41 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

So many hobbits around? 🤔 😂

Never use child seat😂 booster

[BanCoe]

14 hours ago, RadX said:

Same… knn these ppl can’t keep straight lines

 

and they dare look back at u… wtf

Fren asking ….. what happens when peepur 👀 back at U 🤣🤣

[RadX]

52 minutes ago, BanCoe said:

Fren asking ….. what happens when peepur 👀 back at U 🤣🤣

 

[Freeder]

11 hours ago, RadX said:

What gap?😂😂😂

Camel toe gap

[BanCoe]

1 hour ago, RadX said:

 

U so young n handsome now, finally  🤣

[BanCoe]

Dunno if anyone remembers the tag line on NTUC Taxi’s in the old days “You’re too close for COMFORT” bumper stickers 

Edited October 3, 2022 by BanCoe