Originally Posted by supton
Originally Posted by CT8
Why do people tailgate?
Around here it's the norm. Worse closer to the cities. High levels of traffic.
What can happen is if you were to try to leave a proper amount of space, it'd simply get filled up, and eventually you just keep going slower and slower.
Although following a log truck that closely does seem more like driver inattention than tailgating--doesn't matter how far back you follow, if you fail to use your brakes bad things will happen.
I've been fortunate enough to attend a couple of driving schools and the instructors always mention that insufficient brake pressure is the number one reason why people hit something. The number two reason is that, " "your vehicle goes in the direction your eyes are looking", In other words drivers look at what they're trying to avoid rather than look at where they need to place the car. It's the same reason why people hit vehicles (ex, stopped police cars) parked on the side of the highway.